Mocksville in Davie County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Hinton R. Helper
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 3, 2012
1. Hinton R. Helper Marker
Erected 1975 by NC Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number M-33.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Arts, Letters, Music • Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 35° 54.317′ N, 80° 36.086′ W. Marker is in Mocksville, North Carolina, in Davie County. It is on Wilkesboro Street (U.S. 64), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mocksville NC 27028, 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boone Tract (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Basil Gaither (approx. 1.4 miles away); In 1827 (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Boone Family in Davie County (approx. 1.4 miles away); H. Andrew Lagle (approx. 2.3 miles away); Davie County in the Civil War (approx. 2.3 miles away); Kurfees & Ward Pure Oil Shop
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Daniel Boone's Parents (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 3, 2012
2. Hinton R. Helper Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 3, 2012
3. Hinton R. Helper Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 3, 2012
4. Hinton R. Helper Marker
Photographed by Unknown
5. Hinton Rowan Helper
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,167 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 3, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
