Rocky Mount in Nash County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Rocky Mount Mills School
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
1. Rocky Mount Mills School Marker
Est. 1896 Closed 1946
Built and operated by Rocky Mount Mills to provide grades 1-7 for the benefit of the Mill Village children
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.
Location. 35° 57.484′ N, 77° 48.143′ W. Marker is in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in Nash County. It is at the intersection of Falls Road (State Highway 43) and River Drive, on the left when traveling north on Falls Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1121 Falls Rd, Rocky Mount NC 27804, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rocky Mount Mills (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Falls Road Bridge (approx. Ό mile away); Lafayette (approx. 0.3 miles away); Donaldson's Tavern (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Post Office of Rocky Mount (approx. 0.4 miles away); Falls of the Tar Church (approx. half a mile away); Operation Dixie (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Jim Thorpe (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rocky Mount.
Other markers no longer nearby. "The Bethel Heroes" (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed); Jim Thorpe
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
2. Rocky Mount Mills School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2016, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 738 times since then and 101 times this year. Last updated on May 5, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 13, 2016, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
