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

Claude Kitchin

1869-1923

 
 
Claude Kitchin Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2010
1. Claude Kitchin Marker
Inscription. Congressman, 1901-23, Democratic majority leader, 1915-19. Opposed war declaration; later supported Wilson's war policies. Home is here.
 
Erected 1951 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number E-49.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
 
Location. 36° 8.352′ N, 77° 25.161′ W. Marker is in Scotland Neck, North Carolina, in Halifax County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 258) 0.2 miles north of East 16th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1723 Main St, Scotland Neck NC 27874, 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 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
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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Prof. George Madison James (approx. half a mile away); W. W. Kitchin (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Whitmel Hill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Trinity Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gallberry (approx. 0.9 miles away); Kehukee Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Ram Albemarle (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scotland Neck.
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study the markers shown.
 
Also see . . .  Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Kitchin, Claude, (1869 - 1923). (Submitted on May 27, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
 
Wide view of the Claude Kitchin Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2010
2. Wide view of the Claude Kitchin Marker
In front of Claude Kitchin's Scotland Neck residence
Claude Kitchin Grave site image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2010
3. Claude Kitchin Grave site
Located in the Trinity Cemetery (Baptist), at the Old Trinity Church, Scotland Neck, North Carolina. The family plot of his brother, W.W. Kitchin, is in the background.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,223 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on April 29, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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