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

Herbs & Healing

Legends & Lore

Photographed by Dave W, June 25, 2023

1. Herbs & Healing Marker

Inscription. Emma Dupree 1897-1996, renowned for her remedies made from homegrown plants, lived one block east.

Erected 2022 by North Carolina Folklife Institute, William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 133.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Horticulture & Forestry • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 35° 40.547′ N, 77° 38.443′ W. Marker is in Fountain, North Carolina, in Pitt County. It is at the intersection of North Railroad Street (U.S. 258) and West Mill Street on North Railroad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3561 North Railroad Street, Fountain NC 27829, 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,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gen. Allen Hal Turnage (approx. 6.3 miles away); Chasing Gen. Potter (approx. 6.3 miles away); Farm Bell (approx. 6.3 miles away); In Memory of (approx. 7.3 miles away); Elias Carr (approx. 7½ miles away); Otter Creek Bridge Skirmish (approx. 7.6 miles away); Sallie S. Cotten (approx. 8.7 miles away); Gen. W. D. Pender (approx. 8.9 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Herbal Academy Article on Emma Dupree.

The woods gal. Little medicine thing. Granny woman. Aunt Emma.

To the question, “what’s in a name?,” I would argue that Emma Dupree’s many given nicknames help to tell the story of who she was. Emma Dupree (1897 – 1996) was a Black herbalist whose work touched countless lives in her rural North Carolina community.

(Submitted on June 26, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.)

2. Sow True Seed Blog post about Emma Dupree.

Photographed by Dave W, June 25, 2023

2. Herbs & Healing Marker

<blockquote>"All that we see, everything that is growin' in the earth, is healin' to the nation of any kind of disease." ~Emma Dupree (1897 - 1995) (Submitted on June 26, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 264 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.