Uptown District in Greenville in Pitt County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Robert Lee Humber
1898 - 1970
Photographed by Dave W, June 18, 2023
1. Robert Lee Humber Marker
Led effort in 1947 to establish N.C. Museum of Art; attorney & legislator; advocate of world federation. Lived here.
Erected 1966 by Division of Archive and History. (Marker Number F-60.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1947.
Location. 35° 36.675′ N, 77° 22.438′ W. Marker is in Greenville, North Carolina, in Pitt County. It is in the Uptown District. It is at the intersection of West 5th Street and South Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on West 5th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 117 W 5th St, Greenville NC 27858, 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 walking distance of this marker: Arts & Culture (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Baptist State Convention (about 700 feet away); In Patriotic Commemoration (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thomas J. Jarvis (approx. Ό mile away); Early Black Health Professionals (approx. Ό mile away); Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Town Common & Urban Renewal (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Thomas J. Jarvis (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.
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Photographed by Dave W, June 18, 2023
2. Robert Lee Humber Marker
Photographed by Dave W, June 18, 2023
3. Robert Lee Humber Marker
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 18, 2023
4. Robert Lee Humber gravesite, Cherry Hill Cemetery, Greenville, NC
Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. 4. submitted on August 18, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
