Riverfront in Wilmington in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cornelius Harnett

Revolutionary War Patriot

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2023

1. Cornelius Harnett Marker

North Carolina History Project website entry
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Inscription. NC Delegate to Continental Congress
Signer of the Articles of Confederation
Born 1723 in Chowan County, NC
Died c1781 in Wilmington, NC
Marker placed by the
Stamp Defiance Chapter, NSDAR
September 2009

Erected 2009 by Stamp Defiance Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1723.

Location. 34° 14.127′ N, 77° 56.69′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in Riverfront. It can be reached from Market Street (Business U.S. 17) just west of South 4th Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker and gravesite are located in the Saint James Churchyard Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 South 3rd Street, Wilmington NC 28401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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: Thomas Godfrey (here, next to this marker); St. James Church (a few steps from this marker); Leora Hiatt McEachern

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(a few steps from this marker); Temple of Israel (within shouting distance of this marker); Baldwin House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Temple of Israel (within shouting distance of this marker); Huggins House (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Jane Langdon House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

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1. Cornelius Harnett. Wikipedia entry:

Cornelius Harnett was an American Founding Father, politician, merchant, plantation owner, and slaveholder from Wilmington, North Carolina. He was a leading American Revolutionary statesman in the Cape Fear region, and a delegate for North Carolina in the Continental Congress from 1777 to 1779 where he signed the Articles of Confederation. Cornelius Harnett is the namesake of Harnett County, North Carolina.

(Submitted on June 19, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Harnett, Cornelius, Jr. NCpedia website entry:

When the British Parliament in 1765 passed the
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2023

2. Cornelius Harnett Marker
(looking east • South 4th Street in background)
Stamp Act in an effort to gain revenue from the colonies, Harnett moved to the forefront of the resistance to the act in North Carolina. From the Stamp Act resistance was born the Sons of Liberty, and Harnett was chairman for that group in Wilmington. As resistance to British policy developed during 1773 and 1774, Harnett was in the vanguard of the movement in North Carolina.

(Submitted on June 19, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

3. Cornelius Harnett. Find A Grave website entry:

(Saint James Churchyard Cemetery, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina)
Revolutionary War Continental Congressman. Served as a Delegate from North Carolina to the Continental Congress in 1777. In 1781 he was taken prisoner by the British and subsequently died of disease.

(Submitted on June 19, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Cornelius Harnett Headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2023

3. Cornelius Harnett Headstone

Cornelius Harnett
Died
April 20, 1781
Aged 58 Years
———
Slave to no sect, he took no private road,
But looked through nature up
to nature’s God.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 464 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.