Wilmington in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Nicholas N. Nixon
1800 1868
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, June 13, 2025
1. Nicholas N. Nixon Marker
Erected 1965 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number D-68.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture.
Location. 34° 18.057′ N, 77° 47.303′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is on Market Street (U.S. 17) just north of Porters Neck Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8312 Market St, Wilmington NC 28411, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George Davis (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Topsail Battery (approx. 5.3 miles away); Myers Cottage (approx. 5.9 miles away); Ewing-Bordeaux Cottage (approx. 5.9 miles away); Davis-Patteson Cottage (approx. 6.2 miles away); Hanby-Debnam Cottage (approx. 6.3 miles away); Churchill Cottage (approx. 6.3 miles away); Saffo Building (approx. 6.4 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 40 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 20, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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