Rocky Mount in Nash County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Kay Kyser
1905 - 1985
Erected 2017 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number E-124.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 35° 56.583′ N, 77° 47.895′ W. Marker is in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in Nash County. It is on Sunset Avenue (Business U.S. 64) east of South Franklin Street (Business U.S. 301), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 273 Sunset Ave, Rocky Mount NC 27804, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. 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: J.J. Harper's Bookshop (approx. 0.2 miles away); Douglas Franklin Davis (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thelonious Monk (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Thelonious Monk (approx. Ό mile away); Hardees Food System (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harold Bascom Durham, Jr. (approx.
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Also see . . . Kay Kyser video clip on YouTube. (Submitted on December 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
