Edenton in Chowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Harriet Jacobs
c. 1813 - 1897
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010
1. Harriet Jacobs Marker
Fugitive slave, writher & abolitionist. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861) depicts her early life. Lived in Edenton.
Erected 1998 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number A-72.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 36° 3.706′ N, 76° 36.47′ W. Marker is in Edenton, North Carolina, in Chowan County. It is at the intersection of North Broad Street (State Highway 32) and Gale Street, on the right when traveling north on North Broad Street. The marker stands in front of Vistors Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 North Broad Street, Edenton NC 27932, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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: Edenton United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named St. Paul's Episcopal Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bandon Plantation Schoolhouse (about 300 feet away);
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Other markers no longer nearby. St Paul's Episcopal Church (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Henderson Walker (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. Harriet Jacobs. PBS "Africans in America" website entry (Submitted on August 23, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
2. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by herself. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 5, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. Harriet Jacobs's First Assignment. Part of the New York Times' Disunion series, Scott Korb's article (Sept. 7, 2012) depicts Harriet Jacobs' reporting on refugee life in Washington, D.C. in 1862. (Submitted on September 7, 2012.)
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010
2. Picture of Harriet Ann Jacobs on display at Vistors Center Edenton NC
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010
3. Vistor Center Edenton NC
via Wikipedia
4. Harriet Jacobs
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012
5. Harriet Jacobs Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 2,248 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 23, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 4. submitted on July 5, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5. submitted on July 1, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
