Near Jackson in Northampton County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Matt W. Ransom
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2010
1. Matt W. Ransom Marker
Erected 1938 by North Carolina Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number E-10.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 36° 23.959′ N, 77° 28.861′ W. Marker is near Jackson, North Carolina, in Northampton County. It is on U.S. 158 2.8 miles west of Barrows Mill Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jackson NC 27845, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sir Archie (approx. 1.4 miles away); Boon's Mill (approx. 2.2 miles away); Boone's Mill Fight (approx. 2.2 miles away); Henry K. Burgwyn (approx. 2˝ miles away); James H. Jones (approx. 3.1 miles away); Roll of Honor (approx. 3.3 miles away); Northampton Memorial Library War Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Church of The Saviour (1898) and Cemetery (1853) (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Jackson (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Ransom, Matt Whitaker, (1826 - 1904). (Submitted on May 24, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2010
2. Wide view of the Matt W. Ransom Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2018. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,239 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.
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