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

Akers Park

Named in honor of A.E. Akers

— (1878 - 1963) —

Akers Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 5, 2021

1. Akers Park Marker

Inscription.
First Superintendent of Roanoke Rapids Graded School District

Superintendent of Halifax County Schools

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. 36° 28.066′ N, 77° 39.095′ W. Marker is in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, in Halifax County. It is at the intersection of North Carolina 48 (Local Highway 48) and West 3th Street, on the left when traveling north on North Carolina 48. The marker lies within Akers Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 NC-48, Roanoke Rapids NC 27870, 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 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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Akers (Central) School (approx. ¼ mile away); Korea/Vietnam (approx. half a mile away); Bike Trail Map (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Lest We Forget (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Roanoke Canal (approx. half a mile away); The Batteauxmen (approx. half a mile away); Canal Trail Map (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roanoke Rapids.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Roanoke Canal (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Roanoke Rapids Graded School District. (Submitted on October 24, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 5, 2021

2. Akers Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on May 5, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.