Halifax in Halifax County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Willie Jones

1741-1801

Photographed by Dave W, June 24, 2023

1. Willie Jones Marker

Inscription.
Key Anti-Federalist and an advocate for states' rights in Revolutionary era N.C. His home, "The Grove," was 2/10 mi. W.

Erected 2014 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number E-9.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 36° 19.229′ N, 77° 35.633′ W. Marker is in Halifax, North Carolina, in Halifax County. It is on U.S. 301 south of South King Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 542 US-301, Halifax NC 27839, 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 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hutchins G. Burton (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington’s Southern Tour (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Independence (about 500 feet away); Cornwallis (about 700 feet away); Visit of George Washington (about 700 feet away); The Halifax Resolves (about 700 feet away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ram Albemarle (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Halifax.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Willie Jones (has been replaced with this marker).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location also titled "Willie Jones".

Photographed by Dave W, June 24, 2023

2. Willie Jones Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 365 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.