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

Old Town Hall

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

1. Old Town Hall Marker

Inscription. Built on site of the "State House," burned 1831, where the North Carolina Convention of 1789 ratified the Federal Constitution.

Erected 1939 by Department of Conservation and Development. (Marker Number I-14.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.

Location. 35° 3.165′ N, 78° 52.695′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It is at the intersection of Green Street and Market Square, on the right when traveling north on Green Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 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 walking distance of this marker: The Market House (a few steps from this marker); Fayetteville’s 250th Anniversary (within shouting distance of this marker); Town House (within shouting distance of this marker); 1963 Protests (within shouting distance of this marker); Plank Roads (within shouting distance of this marker); Charter of the University of N. C. (within shouting distance of this marker); Flora MacDonald

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(within shouting distance of this marker); James Dobbin McNeill (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.

Also see . . . History of Fayetteville. (Submitted on November 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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

2. Old Town Hall Marker

In distance, with Plank Roads marker in foreground. Old town Hall and Market House in background.

Old Town Hall and Market House image. Click for full size.

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

3. Old Town Hall and Market House

Site of local government. Slave auctions held here before the Civil War.

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

4. Old Town Hall and Market House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,238 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.