Halifax in Halifax County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Charters of Freedom
The Declaration of Independence was adopted July 4, 1776.
The United States Constitution was adopted September 17, 1787, ratified in 1788, and went into effect March 4, 1789.
The Bill of Rights was proposed September 25, 1789, as 12 amendments; ten were ratified December 15, 1791. The remaining two were not ratified but appear on the original document. These first Ten Amendments ratified are our Bill of Rights.
To the children, veterans and citizens of McDowell County, North Carolina on June 21st, 2019
" Wherever the people are well informed they can be trusted with their own government"
- Thomas Jefferson 1789
".....A people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives."
James Madison - 1822
"You cannot control what you do not understand."
vance patterson - 2013
Erected 2019.
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Location. 36° 19.726′ N, 77° 35.386′ W. Marker is in Halifax, North Carolina, in Halifax County. It is at the intersection of King Street and West Pittsylvania Street, on the left when traveling north on King Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 King St, Halifax NC 27839, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in 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: Halifax Resolves Monument (a few steps from this marker); John H. Eaton (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Colonial Churchyard" (about 300 feet away); Eagle Tavern (about
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 27, 2025
4. This display features a reproduction of the Halifax Resolves
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 35 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
