Roxboro in Person County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Robert Paine

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2021

1. Robert Paine Marker

Inscription. Leader in organization of Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1845. Bishop, president of LaGrange College, Ala., & author. Born 1 mi. E.

Erected 1980 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-70.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 36° 20.642′ N, 78° 58.92′ W. Marker is in Roxboro, North Carolina, in Person County. It is at the intersection of Durham Road (U.S. 501) and Lucy Garrett Road on Durham Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3637 Durham Rd, Roxboro NC 27573, 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,

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Lynching of Edward Roach (approx. one mile away); Bessie Heath Daniel (approx. 1.4 miles away); Paine's Tavern (approx. 1.6 miles away); J.G.A. Williamson (approx. 1.7 miles away); Site Of The Dowdy Hotel Jones Hotel And Hotel Roxboro (approx. 3.4 miles away); Person County Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Robert Lester Blackwell (approx. 3.4 miles away); Korea (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roxboro.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2021

2. Robert Paine Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 373 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on March 13, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.