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Terry Sanford in Fayetteville in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Henry Evans

 
 
Henry Evans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2009
1. Henry Evans Marker
Inscription. Free black cobbler & minister. Built first Methodist church in Fayetteville. Died 1810. Buried 2 blocks north.
 
Erected 1977 by North Carolina Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number I-62.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansIndustry & CommerceReligion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.
 
Location. 35° 3.082′ N, 78° 52.463′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It is in Terry Sanford. It is at the intersection of Person Street and Cool Spring Street, on the right when traveling west on Person Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 245 Person Street, Fayetteville NC 28301, 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 walking distance of this marker: Flora Macdonald (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cross Creek Linear Park (about 400 feet away); Liberty Point (about 600 feet away); The Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Company (about 600 feet away); First Presbyterian Church (about 700 feet away); Parade Ground
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(about 700 feet away); Liberty Point Declaration of Independence (about 700 feet away); Cross Creek (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.
 
Henry Evans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2009
2. Henry Evans Marker
Fayetteville Convention & Visitors Bureau in background.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,481 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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