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

Bingham School

 
 
Bingham School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 17, 2021
1. Bingham School Marker
Inscription. Boys' military academy operated by William & Robert Bingham. Moved here from Oaks, 1865. Moved to Asheville, 1891.
 
Erected 1988 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-39.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
 
Location. 36° 5.6′ N, 79° 15.231′ W. Marker is near Mebane, North Carolina, in Orange County. It is on U.S. 70 0.3 miles west of Ashbury Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7719 US-70, Mebane NC 27302, 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 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
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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trading Path (approx. 0.6 miles away); White Furniture (approx. 0.7 miles away); Alexander Mebane (approx. 0.7 miles away); Woodlawn School (approx. 2.6 miles away); Hawfields Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named Bingham School (approx. 4 miles away); Thomas H. Benton (approx. 4½ miles away); Cross Roads Presbyterian Church (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mebane.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Johnston Moves West (was approx. 5.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Bingham School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 17, 2021
2. Bingham School Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 269 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on May 11, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 10, 2026