Edenton in Chowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Edward Vail
1717-1777
Photographed by Dave W, June 21, 2023
1. Edward Vail Marker
Colonial statesman and Brigadier General of the Edenton District militia. Member, N.C. Committee of Correspondence, 1768, 1773-74. Lived 2 mi. SW.
Erected 2015 by North Carolina Office or Archives and History. (Marker Number A-87.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1768.
Location. 36° 1.362′ N, 76° 31.329′ W. Marker is in Edenton, North Carolina, in Chowan County. It is at the intersection of Haughton Road and Soundside Road, on the right when traveling south on Haughton Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 317 NC-94, Edenton NC 27932, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pearidge (approx. 4.8 miles away); Edenton Cotton Mill (approx. 5.1 miles away); Edenton Mill Village (approx. 5.2 miles away); Dr. Hugh Williamson (1735 - 1819) (approx. 5.3 miles away); Williamson (approx. 5.3 miles away); St. John's Episcopal School / Church of St. John the Evangelist (approx. 5.3 miles away); Bought in France for N.C. (approx. 5.4 miles away); Joseph Hewes (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edenton.
Photographed by Dave W, June 21, 2023
2. Edward Vail Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 385 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
