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Dred Wimberly

 
 
Dred Wimberly Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2011
1. Dred Wimberly Marker
Inscription. Former slave. Voted for better roads, schools, and colleges as State representative, 1879, 1887; and State senator, 1889. His home stands here.
 
Erected 1966 by Archives & Highway Department. (Marker Number E-74.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansGovernment & 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 1879.
 
Location. 35° 56.593′ N, 77° 46.812′ W. Marker is in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County. Marker is at the intersection of East Raleigh Boulevard (Business U.S. 64) and Wake Street, on the right when traveling west on East Raleigh Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 824 E Raleigh Blvd, Rocky Mount NC 27801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Anna Easter Brown (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dr. Junius Daniel Douglas 1874-1973 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Miss Anna Easter Brown (approx. 0.6 miles away); This Bell (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lincoln Park Historic District (approx. 0.8 miles away); Thelonious Monk
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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Martin Luther King Jr. (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rocky Mount.
 
Also see . . .  Dred Wimberly - Essay. North Carolina Office of Archives & History (Submitted on June 10, 2023.) 
 
Dred Wimberly Marker, looking east along North Raleigh Street, US 64 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 18, 2011
2. Dred Wimberly Marker, looking east along North Raleigh Street, US 64
Dred Wimberly Marker at vacant lot, today at North Raleigh Street and Wake Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 18, 2011
3. Dred Wimberly Marker at vacant lot, today at North Raleigh Street and Wake Street
Dred Wimberly Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dynasty Shaurice Gilmore
4. Dred Wimberly Marker
the house he lived in.
Dred Wimberly Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dynasty Shaurice Gilmore
5. Dred Wimberly Marker
side view of the house
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 886 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on June 9, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 26, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.   4, 5. submitted on September 27, 2016, by Dynasty Shaurice Gilmore of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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