Camden in Camden County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dempsey Burgess
Erected 1948 by Archives Conservation and Highway Department. (Marker Number A-29.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
Location. 36° 19.656′ N, 76° 10.237′ W. Marker is in Camden, North Carolina, in Camden County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 343 and NC Highway 34 North (U.S. 158), on the left on State Highway 343. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 109 N Carolina Hwy 343 S, Camden NC 27921, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. 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 States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Isaac Gregory (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Isaac Gregory (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Locks of the Dismal Swamp Canal (approx. Ό mile away); Camden County Courthouse (approx. Ό mile away); Camden County Jail
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,317 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of Burgess grave. • Can you help?
