Kinston in Lenoir County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Richard Caswell
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 2, 2010
1. Richard Caswell Marker
Erected 1936 by Department of Conservation and Development. (Marker Number F-2.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: 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. 35° 16.096′ N, 77° 37.207′ W. Marker is in Kinston, North Carolina, in Lenoir County. It is on West Vernon Avenue (U.S. 70/258), on the right when traveling east. Located in front of the CSS Neuse and Caswell State Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kinston NC 28504, 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 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: Grave of Richard Caswell (within shouting distance of this marker); Moving the CSS Neuse (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Walk of Honor Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Cat Hole (approx. 2.2 miles away); John Taylor Wood, CSN (approx. 2.2 miles away); CSS Neuse Confederate Ironclad Gunboat (approx. 2.2 miles away); Birth of Funk
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Other markers no longer nearby. Ram Neuse (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); CSS Neuse (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Cat Hole (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . North Carolina Office of Governor - Governors of North Carolina - Richard Caswell. (Submitted on May 19, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain
2. Markers in Front of the State Historic Site
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 7, 2010
3. Caswell Cemetery
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 7, 2010
4. Richard Caswell Grave
Originally a flat tombstone stood upright with an inscription. That original stone broke and was lost in the early part of the 20th Century, and was replaced by this marker.
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 7, 2010
5. Inscription on Top of the Gravestone
Aug. 2, 1729 - Nov. 10, 1789
First Constitutional Gov.
First recorded master of St. John's
No. 4 A.F. & A.M.
Second Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of N.C.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,391 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 8, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on May 7, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 8, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
