Louisburg in Franklin County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Edwin Wiley Fuller
Photographed by Michael Buckner, February 21, 2022
1. Edwin Wiley Fuller Marker
Erected 1968 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number E-77.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.
Location. 36° 6.035′ N, 78° 17.659′ W. Marker is in Louisburg, North Carolina, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of North Bickett Boulevard and East Noble Street, on the left when traveling north on North Bickett Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 283 N Bickett Blvd, Louisburg NC 27549, 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 Antebellum
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Franklin Male Academy Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Louisburg College (approx. 0.3 miles away); Camp Site for Sherman's Army (approx. 0.3 miles away); Richard Warfington (approx. half a mile away); Thomas W. Bickett (approx. 0.6 miles away); John Williamson (approx. 0.8 miles away); Green Hill Place (approx. 0.9 miles away); Moses A. Hopkins (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisburg.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Franklin's Confederate Soldiers Monument (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Edwin Wiley Fuller.
Edwin Wiley Fuller, poet and novelist, was born in Louisburg, Franklin County, the son of Jones Fuller, a cotton broker and merchant, and of Anna Long Thomas, a lady of culture, religion, and gentility, who provided a home atmosphere that nurtured his literary bent. She was the great-granddaughter of William Richmond, who was the brother-in-law of Sir Peyton Skipwith of Prestwould, near Boydton, Va. Her(Submitted on February 7, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina.)grandfather was Colonel Gabriel Long, of Halifax, whose residence, Quankee, had more than a state reputation. Colonel Nicholas Long, her great-grandfather, had been a Continental officer from North Carolina during the American Revolution.
2. Edwin Wiley Fuller
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 312 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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