Marker Logo HMdb.org THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Hillsborough in Orange County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Billy Strayhorn

 
 
Billy Strayhorn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010
1. Billy Strayhorn Marker
Inscription. Jazz composer & pianist. Wrote “Take the A Train” and other songs for Duke Ellington Orchestra. Boyhood home site ¼ mi. W.
 
Erected 2008 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-125.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment.
 
Location. 36° 4.455′ N, 79° 5.967′ W. Marker is in Hillsborough, North Carolina, in Orange County. Marker is on S Churton Street (U.S. 70), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 206 S Churton St, Hillsborough NC 27278, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati (a few steps from this marker); William Churton (within shouting distance of this marker); James Hogg (within shouting distance of this marker); Edmund Fanning (within shouting distance of this marker); Regulators Hanged (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas Burke (about 400 feet away); Orange County Courthouse, 1845-1957 (about 400 feet away); Boone Expedition for Kentucky (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsborough.
 
Paid Advertisement
Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.
Click or scan to see
this page online
Marker in Hillsborough image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010
2. Marker in Hillsborough
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 867 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on May 11, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

Share this page.  
Share on Tumblr
m=223118

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Apr. 16, 2024