Walnut Cove in Stokes County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Upper Saura Town
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012
1. Upper Saura Town Marker
Erected by NC Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-43.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 36° 19.599′ N, 80° 5.744′ W. Marker is in Walnut Cove, North Carolina, in Stokes County. It is on U.S. 311 N, on the right when traveling north. Located at the Dan River bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Walnut Cove NC 27052, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Great Wagon Road (approx. 3.2 miles away); Joseph Winston (approx. 4.3 miles away); Robert Opie Lindsay (approx. 7.2 miles away); Moratock Iron Furnace (approx. 8 miles away); Moratock Furnace (approx. 8.1 miles away); Danbury Presbyterian Church (approx. 8.3 miles away); Stokes County Historical Society Flagpoles (approx. 8.3 miles away); Gabriel Moore (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walnut Cove.
More about this marker. Located at the Dan River, which is named for Danapha, an early Saura chief.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012
2. Upper Saura Town Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012
3. Upper Saura Town Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012
4. Upper Saura Town Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,683 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 12, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
