Macclesfield in Edgecombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Elias Carr

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 14, 2025

1. Elias Carr Marker

Inscription. Governor, 1893-1897, president of the North Carolina Farmers' Alliance. "Bracebridge Hall," his home, stands one mile north.

Erected 1979 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number E-20.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 35° 45.66′ N, 77° 33.423′ W. Marker is in Macclesfield, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 43 and Carr Farm Road, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 43. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3992 Carr Farm Rd, Macclesfield NC 27852, 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

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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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Sparta (approx. 1.9 miles away); Otter Creek Bridge Skirmish (approx. 5.2 miles away); For Those Who Served (approx. 6.8 miles away); Sallie S. Cotten (approx. 7.3 miles away); Herbs & Healing (approx. 7½ miles away); Rural Electrification (approx. 7.6 miles away); Freedom Hill (approx. 9.1 miles away); Historic Princeville (approx. 9.1 miles away).

Also see . . . Elias Carr (E-20). Link to an essay on the North Carolina Division of Archives and History site. (Submitted on June 23, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 14, 2025

2. Elias Carr Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.