Near Council in Bladen County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Oakland
Photographed by Roger C Pate, April 16, 2016
1. Oakland Marker
One and one-half miles northeast stands Oakland, the home of General Thomas Brown, an officer of the Revolution, 1747-1814. Staunch patriot, statesman, planter.
Erected 1940 by The Battle of Elizabethtown Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution and Bladen County.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
Location. 34° 27.665′ N, 78° 24.714′ W. Marker is near Council, North Carolina, in Bladen County. It is at the intersection of Elwell Ferry Road (County Route 1730) and North Carolina Highway 87, on the right when traveling east on Elwell Ferry Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Council NC 28434, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carvers Creek Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Carvers Creek Quaker Meeting House and Graveyard (approx. half a mile away); The Bartrams (approx. 1.6 miles away); Elwell Ferry (approx. 3.7 miles away); Mount Horeb Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
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Also see . . . Oakland Plantation Turf Farm - About Us. (Submitted on June 3, 2016.)
Photographed by Roger C Pate, April 16, 2016
2. Oakland Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2016, by Roger C Pate of Laurinburg, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,406 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on February 3, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2016, by Roger C Pate of Laurinburg, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
