Near Princeville in Edgecombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Gourd Patch Conspiracy
Erected 2024 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number E-131.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.
Location. 35° 51.627′ N, 77° 23.188′ W. Marker is near Princeville, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County. It is at the intersection of Roberson School Road (State Highway 42) and Robertson School Road (County Road 1527) on Roberson School Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4116 Roberson School Rd, Tarboro NC 27886, 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 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: W. C. Chance High School (approx. 4.7 miles away); For Those Who Served (approx. 5 miles away); Flat Swamp Church (approx. 5.9 miles away); Robersonville Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 7.6 miles away); Rural Electrification (approx. 7.7 miles away); First Christian Church of Robersonville
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Robersonville Primitive Baptist Church (was approx. 7.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Gourd Patch Conspiracy (E-131). Page for the marker including an expanded essay on the subject matter. (Submitted on June 23, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
