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

The Fayetteville Observer

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2009

1. The Fayetteville Observer Marker

Inscription. Oldest N.C. newspaper still being published. Begun 1816 as weekly; daily since 1896. E. J. Hale, editor, 1824-1865.

Erected 1973 by Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number I-61.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.

Location. 35° 2.176′ N, 78° 53.616′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It is in Douglas Byrd. It is at the intersection of Whitfield Street and Camden Road (North Carolina Highway 1003), on the right when traveling west on Whitfield Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 416 Halcyon Cir, Fayetteville NC 28306, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Babe Ruth (approx. 0.8 miles away); Charles W. Chesnutt (approx. 1.1 miles away); Southwest Tower (1849 - 1856) (approx. 1.2 miles away); Bank of the United States (approx. 1.2 miles away); Gun Carriage and Turning Shop (1842 - 1849) (approx. 1.2 miles away); Engine House (1838 - 1848) (approx. 1.2 miles

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away); The Sandford House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Forging and Casting [and] Smith's Shops (1839 - 1842) (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2009

2. The Fayetteville Observer Marker

At the Fayetteville Publishing Company.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,017 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.