Harrellsville in Hertford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Dr. Walter Reed

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 15, 2025

1. Dr. Walter Reed Marker

Inscription. Head of U.S. Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba, 1900-01. Lived here as a young man. House 200 feet south.

Erected 2001 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number A-60.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 36° 18.147′ N, 76° 47.597′ W. Marker is in Harrellsville, North Carolina, in Hertford County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (State Highway 45) and South Quebec Street on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 E Main St, Harrellsville NC 27942, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

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

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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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mary Louise Manley Thompson (within shouting distance of this marker); Choanoac (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Cannon’s Ferry Community (approx. 7.1 miles away); The Herring Fishing Industry (approx. 7.1 miles away); The Chowan River (approx. 7.1 miles away); "United We Stand" (approx. 7.3 miles away); Gates County Confederate Monument (approx. 7.3 miles away); William P. Roberts (approx. 7.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrellsville.

Other markers no longer nearby. War on the Chowan River (was approx. 7.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Gates County Courthouse (was approx. 7.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Dr. Walter Reed (A-60). Profile on the Archives and History site which features an expanded essay. (Submitted on June 23, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 15, 2025

2. Dr. Walter Reed 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 120 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.