Hillsborough in Orange County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

James Hogg

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, September 13, 2025

1. James Hogg Marker

Inscription. A native of East Lothian, Scotland. Settled in Orange County in 1774. Member of Committee of Safety at Hillsboro 1775. A proprietor of the Transylvania Land Company, representing it before the Continental Congress at Philadelphia in 1775. An eminent scholar, one of the first trustees of the University of North Carolina, donating part of the land on which the university now stands.

Erected by The North Carolina Society of The Colonial Dames of America, Under the Auspices of The Durham County Committee
April 26, 1938

Erected 1938 by The North Carolina Society of The Colonial Dames of America.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames of America series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.

Location. 36° 4.665′ N, 79° 6.014′ W. Marker is in Hillsborough, North Carolina, in Orange County. It can be reached from West Tryon Street 0 miles west of North Churton Street (North Carolina Route 86). Marker is in the Old Town Cemetery in the northwest corner, just east of James Hogg's tombstone. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough NC 27278, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and in the Research Triangle.

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 walking distance of this marker: William Hooper Esquire (here, next to this marker); William Hooper (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of First North Carolina Convention 1788 (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Town Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); William A. Graham (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Corner (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Francis Nash (about 300 feet away); Constitutional Convention, 1788 (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsborough.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Archibald Debow Murphey (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Marker was installed on the same day as the linked marker as one of two dedicated to Hillsborough Patriots in 1936.

Also see . . . Hogg, James (NCpedia). (Submitted on October 4, 2025.)

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, September 13, 2025

2. James Hogg Marker

James Hogg Tombstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, September 13, 2025

3. James Hogg Tombstone

Just a few feet west of the 1936 Colonial Dames marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 4, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on September 14, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.