Siler City in Chatham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Plikard Dederic Siler

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 21, 2023

1. Plikard Dederic Siler Marker

Inscription. The first Siler to settle in this area. He came from Germany to America in 1738 and moved here about 1760. He built a grist mill just east of the present bridge over Rocky River. He furnished supplies during the Revolutionary War and was declared a Patriot by the D.A.R. His descendants helped form the Town of Siler City. Presumed to be one of the early members of Rocky River Baptist Church, he and his wife are buried about 200 yards east in the old cemetery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1738.

Location. 35° 46.582′ N, 79° 26.724′ W. Marker is in Siler City, North Carolina, in Chatham County. It is on Siler City Snow Camp Road 0.4 miles north of Edwards Road, on the right when traveling north. Located in the Rocky River Baptist Church cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Siler City NC 27344, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rocky River Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Siler City, N.C. (approx. 3.7 miles away); Hotel Hadley (approx. 3.8 miles away); West Chatham Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 4.1 miles away); Rocky River Friends Meeting (approx. 5.1 miles away); Cane Creek Meeting House (approx. 7½ miles away); Micajah McPherson (approx. 7.6 miles away); Freedom Hill Church (approx. 7.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Siler City.

Also see . . . Plikard Dederic Siler at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on September 23, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 21, 2023

2. Plikard Dederic Siler Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,271 times since then and 138 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.