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

Hiram R. Revels

1822 - 1901

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

1. Hiram R. Revels Marker

Inscription. First African American to serve in Congress, he represented Mississippi in Senate, 1870-1871. Born in Fayetteville.

Erected 2006 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number I-86.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: African Americans. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 35° 3.886′ N, 78° 53.397′ 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 Blue Street, on the right when traveling south on Murchison Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 617 Murchison Rd, 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 the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what

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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: Lewis Leary (approx. ¼ mile away); Fayetteville State University (approx. half a mile away); Currahee Rocks (approx. 0.6 miles away); Americans Who Care POW-MIA Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Freedom Park Cumberland County Veterans Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); U.S. Arsenal (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.

Also see . . . Hiram Rhodes Revels. (Submitted on November 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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

2. Hiram R. Revels Marker

Looking north on Murchison Road.

Hon. H. R. Revels<br>United States Senator Elect<br>from Mississippi image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

3. Hon. H. R. Revels
United States Senator Elect
from Mississippi

From Harper's Weekly, Feb. 19, 1870.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,403 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 10, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.