Near Scotland Neck in Halifax County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Whitmel Hill
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2010
1. Whitmel Hill Marker
Erected 1951 by North Carolina Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number E-48.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 36° 8.878′ N, 77° 25′ W. Marker is near Scotland Neck, North Carolina, in Halifax County. It is on U.S. 258 0.1 miles north of Mary Chapel Road (County Road 1117), on the right when traveling north. The marker is located at the driveway to Old Trinity Episcopal Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4959 US-258, 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 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trinity Church (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); W. W. Kitchin (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Claude Kitchin (approx. 0.6 miles away); Prof. George Madison James (approx.
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Also see . . . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Hill, Whitmell, (1743 - 1797). (Submitted on May 27, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2010
2. Wide view of the Whitmel Hill Marker
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2010
3. The grave site of Whitmel Hill
Located in the nearby Old Trinity Episcopal Church graveyard. He was reinterred from the family cemetery, at Hill's Ferry in Martin County, in 1887.
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 1,330 times since then and 28 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.
