Rocky Mount in Edgecombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lincoln Park Historic District

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Photographed by Charles T. Harrell

1. Lincoln Park Historic Marker

Inscription. The Lincoln Park Historic District , which is located in the northeast section of Rocky Mount, was constructed from 1948 through 1953 featuring single family housing, one restaurant, and motel. The restaurant and motel was owned by Clarence E. Pittman and Annie Sue Pittman.

The neighborhood was the first housing district designed in Rocky Mount to cater to middle class African Americans seeking opportunities to become homeowners. The Lincoln Park Motel served as haven for African Americans traveling in the region and provided a meeting place for local organizations. While the restaurant was popular with local residents, visitors reputedly traveled from far away regions for servings of the famous pit cooked barbeque.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1948.

Location. 35° 57.268′ N, 77° 46.68′ W. Marker is in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County. It is at the intersection of Leggett Road and Carver Place, on the left when traveling east on Leggett Road. Near the abandoned hotel described in the marker text. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Leggett Rd, Rocky Mount NC 27801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. 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 one mile of

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park (approx. ¼ mile away); 1978 Rocky Mount Sanitation Workers Strike (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sanitation Workers' Strike (approx. 0.6 miles away); Martin Luther King Jr. (approx. 0.6 miles away); Anna Easter Brown (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dred Wimberly (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dr. Junius Daniel Douglas 1874-1973 (approx. one mile away); Miss Anna Easter Brown (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rocky Mount.

Photographed by Charles T. Harrell

2. Lincoln Park Historic Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2018, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 986 times since then and 67 times this year. Last updated on June 9, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2018, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.