Farmington near Mocksville in Davie County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Brock Memorial
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 11, 2023
1. This Memorial Erected to Nathaniel Brock/ Sarah Eaton Brock Marker
This memorial erected to Nathaniel Brock/Sarah Eaton Brock
(left) Nathaniel Brock
Farmer, preacher, woodman, soldier under Col. Thomas Elliot 4th Va. Reg. He lived and learned theology in Davie County 1785-1818
(right) Sarah Eaton Brock
His wife. Pioneers of the Yadkin whose remains are interred one mile S.W. in family graveyard. Coming from Va. 1785
Erected by Boone Trail Highway Association.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.
Location. 36° 0.543′ N, 80° 31.912′ W. Marker is near Mocksville, North Carolina, in Davie County. It is in Farmington. It is on Farmington Road south of Bobbitt Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1723 Farmington Rd, Mocksville NC 27028, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial 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 the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Daniel Boone / Greene and Cornwalis (approx. half a mile away); Site of Olive Branch (approx. one mile away); The British Army (approx. 2.3 miles away); Historic Huntsville Methodist Church
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Raiding Huntsville (was approx. 5.1 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 11, 2023
2. Wide view of Nathaniel Brock/ Sarah Eaton Brock Marker
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 11, 2023
3. Nathaniel Brock/ Sarah Eaton Brock Marker
Looking northwest, Farmington Community Center in background
Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 254 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
