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

Person's Ordinary

Photographed by Michael Buckner, May 3, 2023

1. Person's Ordinary Marker

Inscription. In operation by 1770. Revolutionary tavern & stage stop. Named for family of Thomas Person. Restored by Littleton Woman's Club. One blk.E.

Erected 1968 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number E-78.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.

Location. 36° 25.605′ N, 77° 54.805′ W. Marker is in Littleton, North Carolina, in Halifax County. It is at the intersection of Mosby Avenue and East Warren Street, on the right when traveling north on Mosby Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Mosby Ave, 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 was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

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: Littleton College (approx. 0.4 miles away); Willis Alston, Jr. (approx. half a mile away); Ella Baker (approx. one mile away); Plummer Bernard Young (approx. 1.1 miles away); Nathaniel Macon (approx. 5.1 miles away); Walter Clark (approx. 5.9 miles away); a different marker also named Nathaniel Macon (approx. 6 miles away); Raleigh and Gaston Railroad (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Littleton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Nathaniel Macon (was approx. 5.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Person's Ordinary.

The oldest landmark in the Halifax County town of Littleton, Person’s Ordinary is a restored, one-and-one-half-story house with a three-room plan which once served as a tavern owned by Thomas Person (1733-1800). Active in the Regulator movement and in time a prominent Anti-Federalist leader, Person was also a planter. His
Photographed by Michael Buckner, May 3, 2023

2. Person's Ordinary 1739 Revolutionary Inn & Stage Stop
nephew and adopted son, William Person Little, inherited Person’s plantation, which took the name “Little Manor.” The town of Littleton, in turn, took its name from “Little Manor.” The town’s first mail service originated at the ordinary and Little served as the first postmaster.

(Submitted on May 4, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 444 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.