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

Plummer Bernard Young

(1884-1962)

Photographed by Nadia K. Orton, July 17, 2015

1. Plummer Bernard Young Marker

Inscription. Journalist. Publisher of Norfolk Journal & Guide, 1910-1962, leading black-owned newspaper in the South. Birthplace nearby.

Erected 1996 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number E-106.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Communications • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 36° 26.358′ N, 77° 54.084′ W. Marker is in Littleton, North Carolina, in Halifax County. It is on U.S. 158 west of Cheeter Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13976 US-158, Littleton NC 27850, 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

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ella Baker (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Willis Alston, Jr. (approx. 0.7 miles away); Littleton College (approx. one mile away); Person's Ordinary (approx. 1.1 miles away); Raleigh and Gaston Railroad (approx. 5.3 miles away); Nathaniel Macon (approx. 5.8 miles away); a different marker also named Nathaniel Macon (approx. 6 miles away); Walter Clark (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Littleton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Nathaniel Macon (was approx. 5.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . P. B. (Plummer Bernard) Young Sr. (Submitted on July 30, 2015, by Nadia K. Orton of Chesapeake, Virginia.)

Plummer Bernard Young Marker looking east along US Highway 158 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, August 9, 2024

2. Plummer Bernard Young Marker looking east along US Highway 158

Plummer Bernard Young, Baltimore Afro-American 1948 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Nadia K. Orton

3. Plummer Bernard Young, Baltimore Afro-American 1948

Plummer Bernard Young family plot, Calvary Cemetery, Norfolk Va. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Nadia K. Orton, March 29, 2012

4. Plummer Bernard Young family plot, Calvary Cemetery, Norfolk Va.

Plummer Bernard Young gravestone, Calvary Cemetery, Norfolk Va. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Nadia K. Orton, March 29, 2012

5. Plummer Bernard Young gravestone, Calvary Cemetery, Norfolk Va.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2015, by Nadia K. Orton of Chesapeake, Virginia. This page has been viewed 679 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on May 4, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on July 30, 2015, by Nadia K. Orton of Chesapeake, Virginia. 2. submitted on August 10, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 30, 2015, by Nadia K. Orton of Chesapeake, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.