Madison in Rockingham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Murphy Street
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 26, 2023
1. Murphy Street Marker
Named in honor of
ARCHIBALD DEBOW MURPHEY
1777-1832
"Father of North Carolina Public Schools"
Graduate, Professor and Trustee of the State University
Advocate of Public Schools and Internal Improvements
Diligent Explorer of North Carolina History
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.
Location. 36° 23.246′ N, 79° 57.642′ W. Marker is in Madison, North Carolina, in Rockingham County. It is on West Murphy Street 0.1 miles east of South Franklin St., on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 121 W Murphy Street, Madison NC 27025, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Madison's Own: The Hoppers (within shouting distance of this marker); Law Office of Alfred Moore Scales (approx. 0.2 miles away); Scales Law Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Madison Town Clock (approx. 0.2 miles away); Slink Shoal Sluice (approx. 1.2 miles away); Robert Opie Lindsay (approx. 1.4 miles away); Confederate Arms Factory (approx. 2 miles away); Alexander Martin (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.
More about this marker. Located in front of parking lot of pharmacy building
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2023, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 276 times since then and 27 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 29, 2023, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
