Edenton in Chowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Samuel Johnston
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010
1. Samuel Johnston Marker
Erected 1936 by State Historical Commission. (Marker Number A-9.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 36° 3.661′ N, 76° 36.499′ W. Marker is in Edenton, North Carolina, in Chowan County. It is at the intersection of W. Church Street and N. Broad St, on the right when traveling south on W. Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Joseph Hewes (a few steps from this marker); James Iredell (a few steps from this marker); 1736 St. Paul's Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Edenton United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named St. Paul's Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The Iredell House (about 300 feet away,
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Other markers no longer nearby. Henderson Walker (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); St Paul's Episcopal Church (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
1. Samuel Johnston (1733-1816). A delegate and a senator from North Carolina; born in Dundee, Scotland, December 15, 1733. (Submitted on August 23, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
2. Wikipedia Samuel Johnston. Hayes Plantation Hayes Plantation is a site near Edenton, North Carolina that was the plantation of Samuel Johnston (1733-1816), who served as Governor of North Carolina from 1787 to 1789. Johnston become one of the state's first two United States Senators, serving from 1789 until 1793, and served later as a judge until retiring in 1803. (Submitted on August 24, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
3. NCSU Libraries. North Carolina Architecs & Builders The first references to Dave Dickinson appear in the memorandum books kept by planter James C. Johnston when he was building his Hayes Plantation House near Edenton. (Submitted on August 24, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
4. North Carolina Office of Governor - Governors of North Carolina - Samuel Johnston. (Submitted on May 19, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,627 times since then and 22 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 23, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
