Near Jackson in Northampton County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Henry K. Burgwyn
Erected 1980 by North Carolina Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number E-91.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1915.
Location. 36° 22.799′ N, 77° 26.539′ W. Marker is near Jackson, North Carolina, in Northampton County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 158 and Barrows Mill Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 158. 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 Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boone's Mill Fight (approx. 0.6 miles away); Boon's Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sir Archie (approx. 1.2 miles away); Northampton Memorial Library War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Bobby Evans (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Church of The Saviour (1898) and Cemetery (1853) (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mebane H. Burgwyn (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Jackson (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study the marker shown.
Also see . . . Brave Carolinian who fell at Gettysburg: How Colonel Henry King Burgywn Lost His Life. (Source: Southern Historical Society Papers, Vol. 36, pp.245-247) (Submitted on May 25, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,235 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.

