Carthage in Moore County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Andrew Johnson
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 18, 2025
1. Andrew Johnson Marker
Erected by the citizens of Moore County
In honor of
Andrew Johnson
Seventeenth President
of the United States
One time resident of Carthage
A stalwart union man, yet he threw himself into the breach as a bulwark, in favor of the prostrate South against fanaticism in the bitter days of reconstruction.
Let his memory be embalmed
in everlasting fame.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #17 Andrew Johnson series list.
Location. 35° 20.743′ N, 79° 25.009′ W. Marker is in Carthage, North Carolina, in Moore County. It is on Monroe Street (North Carolina Route 24/27) near Martin Street, in the median. The marker is on the east side of the Historic Moore County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Monroe Street, Carthage NC 28327, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Honor of James Rogers McConnell (within shouting distance of this marker); Plank Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Flying for France (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line);
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Photographed by Mark Parker, March 18, 2025
2. Full view of Andrew Johnson Marker
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 18, 2025
3. Wide view of the east side of the Historic Moore County Courthouse. Marker in the traffic circle.
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 18, 2025
4. Rear side of Andrew Johnson Marker looking east on Monroe Street
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 196 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 22, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
