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Brunswick Town State Historic Site in Brunswick County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Russellborough

 
 
Russellborough Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Gregory Guderian, July 31, 2009
1. Russellborough Marker
Inscription. Home of royal governors Dobbs and Tryon. Site of Stamp Act resistance in 1765. Burned in American Revolution.
 
Erected 1982 by North Carolina Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number D-82.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1765.
 
Location. 34° 2.705′ N, 77° 56.879′ W. Marker is in Brunswick Town State Historic Site, North Carolina, in Brunswick County. It can be reached from St. Philip's Road SE. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8884 St Philip's Road SE, Winnabow NC 28479, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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 walking distance of this marker: Russelborough (within shouting distance of this marker); Brunswick Town (approx. 0.4 miles away); Brunswick Town State Historic Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); John LaPierre (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Phillips Church Interior (approx. 0.4 miles away); Colonel Maurice Moore (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Anderson (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Big Guns Of Fort Anderson (approx. half a mile away).
 
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Russellborough Marker at the Russellborough Site image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 16, 2017
2. Russellborough Marker at the Russellborough Site
The excavated area has been placed under roof
Russelborough site and this Russellborough Marker (in background) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Gregory Guderian, July 31, 2009
3. Russelborough site and this Russellborough Marker (in background)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2009, by Gregory Guderian of Belleville, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,336 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on September 5, 2009, by Gregory Guderian of Belleville, New Jersey.   2. submitted on February 25, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.   3. submitted on September 5, 2009, by Gregory Guderian of Belleville, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 25, 2026