Wentworth in Rockingham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Wright Tavern

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

1. Wright Tavern Marker

Inscription. Built in 1816. Rare example of dog-run building. Operated by Wrights and Reids. Birthplace and home of Congressman J. W. Reid.

Erected 1973 by Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-26.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.

Location. 36° 23.9′ N, 79° 46.226′ W. Marker is in Wentworth, North Carolina, in Rockingham County. It is on State Highway 65 east of Tye Dodson Road, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located across from the Museum and Archives of Rockingham County (old Rockingham County Courthouse). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1073 NC-65, Reidsville NC 27320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

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and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wentworth and the War (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wentworth Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Wentworth Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Glenn T. Settle (approx. 2.6 miles away); Thomas Settle, Jr. (approx. 3½ miles away); Stephen A. Douglas (approx. 4.9 miles away); Lower Saura Town (approx. 5.1 miles away); Speedwell Church (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wentworth.

Also see . . . Wright Tavern, NC Route 65, Wentworth, Rockingham County, NC. The Historical American Building Survey record for this building - 2 photos plus an annotated index card. (Submitted on February 5, 2013.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

2. Wright Tavern Marker

Marker in Wentworth image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

3. Marker in Wentworth

Wright Tavern, ca. 1934 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charles E. Peterson, circa 1934

4. Wright Tavern, ca. 1934

The notes from the Historical American Building Survey provide some clarification with respect to the "dog-run" reference on the marker: ...right-hand sections oldest and divided by "dog-run" passageway which is arched to the front and contains a well trimmed stair. Note, also, that the building to the immediate left of the Tavern is the Wentworth Post Office. (And yes, the photo is a bit off-kilter.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,101 times since then and 50 times this year. Last updated on November 21, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 4, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on February 5, 2013. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.