Battleboro in Edgecombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
British Victory
Photographed by Michael Buckner, April 28, 2023
1. British Victory marker
Erected 2017 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number E-15.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is May 7, 1781.
Location. 36° 4.139′ N, 77° 48.815′ W. Marker is in Battleboro, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County. It is on North Carolina Route 48 0.1 miles south of Beasley Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8159 NC-48, Battleboro NC 27809, 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 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: North Carolina Wesleyan College (approx. 4.2 miles away); P.T. Barnum (approx. 6.6 miles away); Bartholomew F. Moore (approx. 6.8 miles away); Falls of the Tar Church (approx. 7.2 miles away); First Post Office of Rocky Mount (approx. 7.3 miles away); Donaldson's Tavern (approx. 7.4 miles away); Lafayette (approx. 7½ miles away); Falls Road Bridge (approx. 7½ miles away).
Other markers no longer nearby. Cornwallis (was a few steps from this marker but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); "The Bethel Heroes" (was approx. 7.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location titled "Cornwallis".
Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 359 times since then and 27 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 30, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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