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

Constitutional Convention, 1788

Constitutional Convention Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Buckner, March 2, 2022

1. Constitutional Convention Marker

Inscription. Delegates debated U.S. Constitution, July 21-Aug. 4, 1788 & voted to delay ratification until bill of rights was added. Met 100 yards S.W.

Erected 2014 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-131.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is July 21, 1788.

Location. 36° 4.7′ N, 79° 5.968′ W. Marker is in Hillsborough, North Carolina, in Orange County. It is on North Churton Street (Business U.S. 70) south of East Queen Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 212 N 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 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 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: This Building Tells Many Stories (within shouting distance of this marker); William Hooper (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Hooper Esquire (about 300 feet away); James Hogg (about 300 feet away); William A. Graham (about 300 feet away); Thomas Burke (about 400 feet away); Historic Corner (about 400 feet away); Francis Nash (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsborough.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Archibald Debow Murphey

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(was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 359 times since then and 25 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 15, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.