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Danbury in Stokes County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Gabriel Moore

 
 
Gabriel Moore Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010
1. Gabriel Moore Marker
Inscription. Governor of Alabama, 1829-1831. Served in U.S. House and Senate. Official of Mississippi and Alabama Territories. Born near here, 1785.
 
Erected 1962 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number J-53.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.
 
Location. 36° 24.559′ N, 80° 12.307′ W. Marker is in Danbury, North Carolina, in Stokes County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 89) and Courthouse Circle, on the left when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Danbury NC 27016, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. 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: Stokes County Historical Society Flagpoles (within shouting distance of this marker); Stoneman’s Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); Stokes County World War I Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stokes County Troops C.S.A (about 300 feet away); Stack-Bickett Law Office (about 300 feet away); Moody Tavern (about 400 feet away); Danbury Presbyterian Church
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(about 600 feet away); Moratock Furnace (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danbury.
 
Danbury Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010
2. Danbury Marker
Marker on Main Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010
3. Marker on Main Street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,087 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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Jun. 19, 2026