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

Charles W. Chesnutt

1858 - 1932

 
 
Chas. W. Chesnutt Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2009
1. Chas. W. Chesnutt Marker
Inscription. Negro novelist and short story writer, teacher and lawyer. Taught in a school which stood here.
 
Erected 1951 by North Carolina Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number I-32.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansArts, Letters, MusicEducation. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
 
Location. 35° 2.836′ N, 78° 52.819′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. Marker is on Gillespie Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is at the African American Cultural Center / Howard Improvement Association. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 328 Gillespie Street, Fayetteville NC 28301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bank of the United States (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Sandford House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lafayette (approx. 0.3 miles away); Babe Ruth (approx. 0.3 miles away); Charter of the University of N. C. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Town House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Liberty Point
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(approx. 0.4 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.
 
Also see . . .  The Charles Chesnutt Digital Archive. (Submitted on May 19, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
 
Charles W. Chesnutt Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2009
2. Charles W. Chesnutt Marker
The African American Cultural Center in background. Looking NW.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,406 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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