Southport in Brunswick County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Memorial to North Carolina Militia

Photographed by Charles Keller, September 3, 2017

1. Memorial to North Carolina Militia Marker

Inscription. Erected April 13th, 1938
by the
National Society United States Daughters of 1812
of
North Carolina
A memorial to North Carolina Militia, stationed at Deepwater Point, about one mile north-east of Southport on the water front. Several companies of Major John A. Lillington's detachment July - December 1812; the Brunswick Regiment (Moore's) July - August 1813; several companies of Major John A. Cameron's command September 1813 - January 1814
Mary Louisa Jackson Cooper, State President.
Ettie Brown, State Chairman.

Erected 1938 by National Society United States Daughters of 1812 of North Carolina.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War of 1812.

Location. 33° 55.068′ N, 78° 1.004′ W. Memorial is in Southport, North Carolina, in Brunswick County. It is on E. Bay Street near South Davis Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Southport NC 28461, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast.

It is also in the American South,

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specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 walking distance of this marker: Fort Johnston (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort Johnston (within shouting distance of this marker); Josiah Martin (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort Johnston (within shouting distance of this marker); Bald Head Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); (Map of the First 100 Lots) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mrs. Jessie Stevens Taylor (about 300 feet away); Catalino Tingzon (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southport.

Photographed by Charles Keller, September 3, 2017

2. Memorial to North Carolina Militia Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2018. This page has been viewed 650 times since then and 51 times this year. Last updated on May 16, 2025. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 3, 2018, by Charles Keller of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.