Near Gaston in Northampton County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Allen Jones

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

1. Allen Jones Marker

Inscription. Brigadier General during the Revolution, member of Provincial Congress and of Continental Congress. Site of home, Mt. Gallant, 1/4 mi. S.W.

Erected 1941 by State Historical Commission. (Marker Number E-29.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 36° 30.361′ N, 77° 41.543′ W. Marker is near Gaston, North Carolina, in Northampton County. It is on North Carolina Route 46 0.4 miles west of Dr Hall Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3944 NC-46, Gaston NC 27832, 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 North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Kraft Pulp in United States (approx. 3.2 miles away); Canal Trail Map (approx. 3.3 miles away); Bike Trail Map (approx. 3.3 miles away); Roanoke Canal (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Batteauxmen (approx. 3.3 miles away); A Lock in Action – Step By Step (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Batteaux (approx. 3.3 miles away); Batteaux and Batteauxmen (approx. 3.3 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Roanoke Canal (was approx. 3.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Lawrenceville Rd (facing west) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

2. Lawrenceville Rd (facing west)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 896 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on May 4, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.