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

Littleton College

Photographed by Mark Parker, August 9, 2024

1. Closeup of Littleton College Marker

Inscription. Chartered in 1883 as Central Institute and in 1887 as Littleton Female College. Burned 1919. Was located here.

Erected 1940 by State Historical Commission. (Marker Number E-28.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 36° 25.939′ N, 77° 55.007′ W. Marker is in Littleton, North Carolina, in Halifax County. It is on U.S. 158 east of Ransom Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 203 W South Main St, 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 Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Willis Alston, Jr. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Person's Ordinary (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ella Baker (approx. 0.9 miles away); Plummer Bernard Young (approx. one mile away); Nathaniel Macon (approx. 4.9 miles away); a different marker also named Nathaniel Macon (approx. 5.6 miles away); Raleigh and Gaston Railroad (approx. 6.2 miles away); Walter Clark (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Littleton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Nathaniel Macon (was approx. 4.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Littleton College.

Littleton College, a defunct all-female institution affiliated with the Methodist Church, was located in the town of Littleton. Privately opened in January 1882 as Central Institute, the school was formally chartered by the General Assembly the following month when Littleton civic leaders formed a corporation to oversee the school “for the intellectual, moral, and religious development and training of young ladies.”

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

Littleton College Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Buckner, May 3, 2023

2. Littleton College Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 480 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 10, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 2. submitted on May 4, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.