Tarboro in Edgecombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
George H. White
1852 - 1918
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
1. George H. White Marker
Erected 2010 by North Carolina Office of Archives & History. (Marker Number E-116.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 35° 53.727′ N, 77° 31.998′ W. Marker is in Tarboro, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County. It is on Granville Street near Main Street (North Carolina Highway 33), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tarboro NC 27886, 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 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: Quigless Clinic-Hospital (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Washington Visit (about 500 feet away); Knights of Labor (about 600 feet away); Courthouse Square (about 600 feet away); The Charters of Freedom (about 600 feet away); W.L. Saunders (about 800 feet away); W.D. Pender (about 800 feet away); Henry T. Clark (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tarboro.
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
2. George H. White Marker
North Carolina Office of Archives & History
3. George H. White
Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 18, 2011
4. George H. White Marker Granville Street and Main Street intersection
Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 18, 2011
5. George H. White Marker, looking east along Granville Street
Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 807 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 29, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 27, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
