Terry Sanford in Fayetteville in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fayetteville State University

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2009

1. Fayetteville State University Marker

Inscription. Est. 1867 as Howard School. State-supported since 1877. A part of The University of North Carolina since 1972.

Erected 1950 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number I-31.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 35° 4.271′ N, 78° 53.652′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It is in Terry Sanford. It is at the intersection of Murchison Road (State Highway 210) and Coley Drive, on the left when traveling south on Murchison Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 Murchison Road, Fayetteville NC 28301, 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

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lewis Leary (approx. ¼ mile away); Hiram R. Revels (approx. half a mile away); Frank P. Graham (approx. 0.9 miles away); U.S. Arsenal (approx. 1.1 miles away); Americans Who Care POW-MIA Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Freedom Park Cumberland County Veterans Monument (approx. 1.1 miles away); Currahee Rocks (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Cumberland County Confederate Memorial (was approx. one mile away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2009

2. Fayetteville State University Marker

Looking south along Murchison Road.

J. W. Seabrook Auditorium & Alumni Gates image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2009

3. J. W. Seabrook Auditorium & Alumni Gates

About 100 feet south of marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,689 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.