Corapeake in Gates County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

First Post Road

Photographed by Laura Troy, October 1, 2007

1. First Post Road Marker

Inscription. The road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed near this spot.

Erected 1942 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number A-24.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Communications • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, and the Postal Mail and Philately series lists.

Location. 36° 32.034′ N, 76° 34.594′ W. Marker is in Corapeake, North Carolina, in Gates County. It is at the intersection of Highway 32 N (State Highway 32) and Corapeake Road, in the median on Highway 32 N. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Corapeake NC 27926, 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: North Carolina / Virginia (approx. 1.2 miles away); Nansemond County Virginia / North Carolina (approx. 1.2 miles away in Virginia); George Washington (approx. 3½ miles away); Dismal Town (approx. 8 miles away in Virginia); Washington Ditch (approx. 8.1 miles away in Virginia); North West Canal

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(approx. 11.9 miles away in Virginia); Somerton Friends Meeting (approx. 11.9 miles away in Virginia); a different marker also named Somerton Friends Meeting (approx. 11.9 miles away in Virginia). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corapeake.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Photographed by Laura Troy, October 1, 2007

2. First Post Road Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,894 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 2, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.