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

F. Roy Johnson

1911 - 1988

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 15, 2025

1. F. Roy Johnson Marker

Inscription. Folklorist and publisher. Left newspapering 1962 to chronicle folkways & peoples of northeastern N.C. Office stood here.

Erected 2014 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number A-86.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Arts, Letters, Music • Communications. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.

Location. 36° 26.545′ N, 77° 5.913′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, in Hertford County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (Business U.S. 158) and Union Street, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 213 E Main St, Murfreesboro NC 27855, 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,

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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: Chowan University (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); J. William Copeland (about 500 feet away); Murfreesboro (about 700 feet away); Disabled American Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); The Jordan Office Building (about 700 feet away); Wesleyan Female College (about 800 feet away); Murfree House (about 800 feet away); Murfreesboro Veterans Monument (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.

Also see . . . F. Roy Johnson 1911-1988 (A-86). Essay expanding on the marker's content. (Submitted on June 23, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

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

2. F. Roy Johnson 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 117 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.