Fayetteville in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Settlement of the Upper Cape Fear
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2009
1. Settlement of the Upper Cape Fear Marker
Commemorating the settlement
of the Upper Cape Fear by the
Highland Scotch
Two Hundredth Anniversary
Erected 1939.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 35° 3.229′ N, 78° 52.908′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It is on Hay Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is at the intersection of Hay Street, Old Street, and Ray Avenue. Marker is across Old Street from the Hay Street United Methodist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 320 Hay 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Sherman's Army (within shouting distance of this marker); Scotch Spring (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Henry F. Shaw Cross Creek Linear Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Plummer Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Phoenix Masonic Lodge #8 (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Phoenix Masonic Lodge #8 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charter of the University of N. C. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Phoenix Lodge No. 8 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.
Also see . . . History of Fayetteville NC. Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About North Carolina - Its History and Its People website entry (Submitted on May 25, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2009
2. Settlement of the Upper Cape Fear Marker
Looking ESE along Hay Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,075 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
