Pittsboro in Chatham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

George Moses Horton

ca. 1798 - 1883

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2018

1. George Moses Horton Marker

Inscription. Slave poet. His The Hope of Liberty (1829) was first book by a black author in South. Lived on farm 2 mi. SE.

Erected 2005 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number H-108.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 35° 47.618′ N, 79° 5.992′ W. Marker is in Pittsboro, North Carolina, in Chatham County. It is at the intersection of Ellen Way (U.S. 15/501) and Mount Gilead Church Road (County Highway 1700), on the right when traveling north on Ellen Way. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 36 Ellen Way, Pittsboro NC 27312, 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,

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Paul Green (approx. 4.1 miles away); Henry A. London (approx. 6.6 miles away); John Owen (approx. 6.6 miles away); Abraham Rencher (approx. 6.6 miles away); Hall-London House (approx. 6.6 miles away); James I. Waddell (approx. 6.6 miles away); Law Office of Charles Manly (approx. 6.6 miles away); Charles Manly (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsboro.

Also see . . . The Hope of Liberty. Containing a Number of Poetical Pieces by George M. Horton, 1829, Electronic Edition. (Submitted on May 9, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2018

2. George Moses Horton Marker

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2018

3. George Moses Horton Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,453 times since then and 72 times this year. Last updated on May 8, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 9, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.