Mt. Airy in Surry County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Eng and Chang Bunker
1811-1874
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 25, 2020
1. Eng and Chang Bunker Marker
Erected 2014 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number M-7.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.
Location. 36° 27.173′ N, 80° 37.751′ W. Marker is in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, in Surry County. It is on Old Highway 601, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in front of the White Plains Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 614 Old Highway 601, Bethania NC 27010, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William A. Estes House (approx. 3.3 miles away); Large Granite Millstone (approx. 3.3 miles away); Stonemans Raid (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Andy Griffith Show (approx. 3.3 miles away); Mount Airy Friends Church (approx. 3.3 miles away); Thomas Benton Ashby House (approx. 3.3 miles away); W. F. Carter House
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More about this marker. The previous "Siamese Twins" marker has been replaced with this one.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 25, 2020
2. Eng and Chang Bunker Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010
3. Siamese Twins previous marker at this location
Siamese twins, born in
1811 in Siam, settled
as farmers in this
neighborhood. Died 1874.
Grave 100 yards west.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010
4. Previous marker in Mt. Airy, NC
Eng and Chang are perhaps the best known Siamese twins. They toured in Europe and America with P.T. Barnum before retiring and becoming farmers in North Carolina.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010
5. Previous Siamese Twins Marker
Eng and Chang married sisters Sarah and Addie Yates and had 21 children. Each twin had a son who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010
6. Grave of Eng and Chang
Eng and Chang Bunker and their wives are buried behind the White Plains Baptist Church, which they helped to build in 1856.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010
7. Siamese Twins Grave
May 11, 1811 May 11, 1811
Jan. 17, 1874 Jan 17, 1874
His wife His wife
Sarah A. Yates Adelaide Yates
Dec. 18, 1822 Oct. 11, 1823
Apr. 29, 1892 May 21, 1917
Siamese Twins Chang and Eng
Born in Siam
Bunker
Photographed by Wikipedia
8. Eng and Chang Bunker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,958 times since then and 64 times this year. Last updated on March 10, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on August 6, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
