Sanford in Lee County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Buffalo Church
Erected 1949 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number H-51.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.
Location. 35° 27.703′ N, 79° 11.623′ W. Marker is in Sanford, North Carolina, in Lee County. It is at the intersection of Carthage Street (County Route 1237) and Buffalo Church Road, on the right when traveling east on Carthage Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1333 Carthage St, Sanford NC 27330, 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 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: General Robert E. Lee (approx. 1.7 miles away); Lee County Court Bell (approx. 1.8 miles away); A.A.F Seawell (approx. 2.3 miles away); Charles D. McIver (approx. 4.6 miles away); Egypt Coal Mine (approx. 6.3 miles away); Endor Iron Works (approx. 6.3 miles away); Broadway, N.C. (approx. 7.9 miles away); Coal Glen Mine Disaster (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sanford.
Also see . . . Buffalo Presbyterian Church. (Submitted on August 29, 2015.)
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