Halifax in Halifax County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Cornwallis
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 14, 2009
1. Cornwallis Marker
Erected 1968 by Archives and Highway Department. (Marker Number E-12.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1781.
Location. 36° 19.333′ N, 77° 35.604′ W. Marker is in Halifax, North Carolina, in Halifax County. It is on U.S. 301 north of South King Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 462 US-301, Halifax NC 27839, 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 was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Halifax Resolves (within shouting distance of this marker); Visit of George Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); Independence (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington’s Southern Tour (within shouting distance of this marker); Hutchins G. Burton (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Willie Jones (about 700 feet away); Ram Albemarle (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Halifax.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Willie Jones (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 14, 2009
2. Cornwallis Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 16, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,550 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on April 25, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 16, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
