Near Middleburg in Vance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Richard Henderson

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2021

1. Richard Henderson Marker

Inscription. Founder of Transylvania Colony (Ky.) & Nashville (Tenn.), author Cumberland Compact (1780), judge, member N.C. Council of State. Grave 1 mi. N.

Erected 2007 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-62.)

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

Location. 36° 25.875′ N, 78° 22.035′ W. Marker is near Middleburg, North Carolina, in Vance County. It is on Satterwhite Point Road (State Highway 1319) 0.2 miles north of Betty Lane when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5533 Satterwhite Point Rd, Henderson NC 27537, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

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

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Leonard Henderson (approx. 3.4 miles away); James Turner (approx. 3.6 miles away); Mary L. Wyche (approx. 3.6 miles away); St. John's Episcopal Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Bingham School (approx. 3.6 miles away); Williamsborough (approx. 3.6 miles away); a different marker also named James Turner (approx. 5.1 miles away); Nutbush Address (approx. 5.3 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. William Hawkins (was approx. 3.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2021

2. Richard Henderson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 407 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on May 4, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 4, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.