Oxford in Granville County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Nat’l Rochester
1752-1831
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 3, 2007
1. Nat'l Rochester Marker
Officer in Revolution. Member, N.C. Provincial Congress & legislature. Founded Rochester, N.Y., 1811. Home was nearby.
Erected 2003 by the North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-56.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.
Location. 36° 18.854′ N, 78° 33.82′ W. Marker is in Oxford, North Carolina, in Granville County. It is on Williamsboro Street (Business U.S. 158) 0.6 miles west of Oxford Outer Loop (Truck Route U.S. 158), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1011 Williamsboro St, Oxford NC 27565, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Horner School (approx. one mile away); Granville County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Oxford City Hall (approx. 1.2 miles away); Oxford Female College (approx. 1.2 miles away); Oxford Baptist Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Samuel Benton (approx. 1.4 miles away); John Penn (approx. 1.4 miles away); Granville County Courthouse (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oxford.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Horner Military School (was approx. one mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Additional keywords. Nathaniel Rochester, Rochester New York founder
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 3, 2007
2. Nat'l Rochester Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,900 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on April 3, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on February 3, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on February 4, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
