Enfield in Halifax County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

John Branch

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 28, 2012

1. John Branch Marker

Inscription. Governor of N.C., 1817-20, and of the Florida Territory, Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Senator. Home was four blocks, grave is ½ mile, west.

Erected 1954 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number E-16.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 36° 10.833′ N, 77° 39.791′ W. Marker is in Enfield, North Carolina, in Halifax County. It is at the intersection of North McDaniel Street (U.S. 301) and East Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on North McDaniel Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 N McDaniel St, Enfield NC 27823, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. 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

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Louis Austin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Landmark Case (approx. 0.3 miles away); Halifax Movement (approx. 0.4 miles away); "Enfield Riot" (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 0.6 miles away); James E. O'Hara (approx. one mile away); Henry B. Bradford (approx. 2.1 miles away); Brick School (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Enfield.

Also see . . . John Branch.

John Branch, governor of North Carolina, U.S. senator, secretary of the navy, and governor of Florida, was born in the town of Halifax. His father, John Branch, Sr., was a wealthy landowner and something of a local celebrity because of his success in ferreting out Tories in Halifax County during the Revolution. The older Branch fathered eight children by two wives. The first, and mother of John Branch, Jr., was Rebecca Bradford, daughter of Colonel
Photographed by Michael Buckner

2. John Branch portrait
John Bradford.

(Submitted on April 29, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 28, 2012

3. John Branch Marker

John Branch gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Buckner, April 28, 2023

4. John Branch gravesite

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2012, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 812 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on April 29, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on September 3, 2012, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on April 29, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. 3. submitted on September 3, 2012, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on April 29, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.