Edenton in Chowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Henderson Walker
c.1660~1704
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010
1. Henderson Walker c.1660~1704 Marker
Erected 1999 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number A-73.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1699.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 36° 3.665′ N, 76° 36.498′ W. Marker was in Edenton, North Carolina, in Chowan County. It was on N. Broad St. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Edenton NC 27932, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Samuel Johnston (here, next to this marker); Joseph Hewes (a few steps from this marker); James Iredell (a few steps from this marker); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); 1736 St. Paul's Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Edenton United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named St. Paul's Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The Iredell House (about 300
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Another marker is no longer nearby. St Paul's Episcopal Church (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Henderson Walker: President and Acting Deputy Governor of Carolina Province 1699 to 1703. Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About North Carolina - Its History and Its People entry (Submitted on March 7, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010
2. Henderson Walker Marker, St Paul's Marker, St Paul's Cemetery
Photographed by Gregory Guderian, July 30, 2009
3. Ledger Stones in St. Paul's Churchyard
The stone of Gov. Henderson Walker is at the center of the picture.
Photographed by Gregory Guderian, July 30, 2009
4. Ledger Stone of Gov. Henderson Walker, 1704 (upper portion)
The inscription also records the death of George Littington, son of Major Alexander Littington, in 1706 in the fifteenth year of his age.
Photographed by Dave W, June 21, 2023
5. Henderson Walker Marker Missing
The marker was near the black streetlight pole in the picture between the other two markers.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,139 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on June 22, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos: 1. submitted on August 23, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2. submitted on August 24, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3, 4. submitted on December 12, 2010, by Gregory Guderian of Belleville, New Jersey. 5. submitted on June 22, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
