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

Bingham School

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 17, 2013

1. Bingham School Marker

Inscription. Classical academy est. at Oaks in 1844 by Wm. J. Bingham. Added military focus, moved to Melbane, 1864. Campus was here.

Erected 2009 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-38.)

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 1844.

Location. 35° 57.207′ N, 79° 15.408′ W. Marker is in Mebane, North Carolina, in Orange County. It is at the intersection of North Carolina Route 54 and Mebane Oaks Road, on the right when traveling west on North Carolina Route 54. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3624 Saxapahaw Rd, 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 North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: History of Saxapahaw (approx. 3.6 miles away); Saxapahaw Mill (approx. 3.6 miles away); Uncle Eli's Quilting Party (approx. 4.1 miles away); Lindley's Mill (approx. 4.3 miles away); Saxapahaw (approx. 4.4 miles away); B. Everett Jordan (approx. 4½ miles away); Carl T. Durham (approx. 5 miles away); Ernest Peter Dixon (approx. 5.2 miles away).

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 17, 2013

2. Bingham School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 445 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on May 11, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.