Hillsborough in Orange County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Thomas Burke

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010

1. Thomas Burke Marker

Inscription. Governor of N. C., was captured in Hillsboro by David Fanning and his Tories, Sept. 12, 1781, and taken to Charleston, S.C.

Erected 1939 by NC Department of Conservation and Development. (Marker Number G-16.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 12, 1855.

Location. 36° 4.515′ N, 79° 5.958′ W. Marker is in Hillsborough, North Carolina, in Orange County. It is at the intersection of S Churton Street and King Street, on the right when traveling north on S Churton Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 S Churton St, Hillsborough NC 27278, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and in the Research Triangle.

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

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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: Boone Expedition for Kentucky (here, next to this marker); Orange County Courthouse, 1845-1957 (a few steps from this marker); Regulators Hanged (within shouting distance of this marker); Lynching In America / The Lynching of Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Daniel Morrow (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Edmund Fanning (within shouting distance of this marker); William Churton (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town of Hillsborough (about 300 feet away); North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsborough.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Edmund Fanning (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . North Carolina Office of Governor - Governors of North Carolina - Thomas Burke.

Marker on S Churton Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010

2. Marker on S Churton Street

(Submitted on May 19, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010

3. Thomas Burke Marker

Markers in the Hillsborough Historic District image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010

4. Markers in the Hillsborough Historic District

There are many markers in the Hillsborough Historic District. The Thomas Burke marker is seen here on the extreme left.

Photographed by Richard Hawkins, August 2, 2025

5. Thomas Burke Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 964 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on May 11, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 1, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on August 2, 2025, by Richard Hawkins of Phelan, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.