Durham in Durham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
John Merrick
1859 - 1919
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, January 8, 2011
1. John Merrick Marker
Black business leader. In 1898 he founded what is now N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Company. His grave is 85 yds. N.W.
Erected 2010 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-109.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
Location. 35° 57.541′ N, 78° 54.639′ W. Marker is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County. It is on Fayetteville Street. Marker is on Fayetteville Street, in front of Beechwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3315 Fayetteville St, Durham NC 27707, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and in the Research Triangle. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: College Heights Historic District (approx. 1.1 miles away); Rose Butler Browne (approx. 1.1 miles away); Beulah C. Bowens Fuller (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named College Heights Historic District (approx. 1.2 miles away); Centennial Chapel (approx. 1.2 miles away); Former Site of Hillside High School (approx.
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Also see . . . John Henry Merrick. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on March 5, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Additional keywords. Beechwood Cemetery, John Henry Merrick
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2. John Henry Merrick
North Carolina History Project website entry
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Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, January 8, 2011
3. John Merrick Marker in Front of Beechwood Cemetery
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, January 8, 2011
4. Beechwood Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2011, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,201 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on April 5, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on January 9, 2011, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. 2. submitted on March 5, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on January 9, 2011, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
