Ruffin in Rockingham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
O.P. Fitzgerald
1829-1911
Photographed by Michael Buckner, June 2, 2022
1. O.P. Fitzgerald Marker
Erected 1956 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-47.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 36° 26.736′ N, 79° 32.758′ W. Marker is in Ruffin, North Carolina, in Rockingham County. It is on Business U.S. 29 0.1 miles south of Worsham Mill Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9556 US-29 BUS, Ruffin NC 27326, 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, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bethesda Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); Calvin Graves (approx. 7.9 miles away); Bedford Brown (approx. 8.1 miles away); Pittsylvania County Confederate Memorial (approx. 8˝ miles away in Virginia); Booker T. Washington High School (approx. 8.7 miles away); Piedmont Railroad (approx. 8.8 miles away); Governor Reid House (approx. 8.8 miles away); David S. Reid (approx. 8.9 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Saponi Religious Beliefs Explained (was approx. 8 miles away in Virginia but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Oscar Penn Fitzgerald.
Oscar Penn Fitzgerald, Methodist clergyman, editor, educator, and author, was born in Caswell County near Ruffin, the son of Richard and Martha Jones Hooper Fitzgerald. He attended local schools until he was thirteen and then went to Lynchburg, Va., to work for the Lynchburg Republican for six years. When his father enlisted for the Mexican War, Oscar returned home and taught in a country school in Rockingham County to help support(Submitted on November 27, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina.)his mother. After his father's return he worked in newspaper offices in Richmond, Va., Columbia, S.C., and Macon, Ga.Photographed by J.C. Buttre, engraver. "O. P. Fitzgerald." Engraving. California sketches: new series.2. Oscar Penn Fitzgerald
Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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