Near Maxton in Scotland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base

Laurinburg-Maxton Air Base Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 8, 2012

1. Laurinburg-Maxton Air Base Marker

Inscription. U.S. Army Air Force glider base, 1942-45. Trained units active in D-Day assault, June 6, 1944. Field 3 mi. N.

Erected 2008 by NC Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number K-63.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.

Location. 34° 44.681′ N, 79° 22.18′ W. Marker is near Maxton, North Carolina, in Scotland County. It is at the intersection of Business U.S. 74 and Airport Road on U.S. 74Business . Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Maxton NC 28364, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carolina College (approx. 0.9 miles away); Maxton Alma Railroad Bell (approx. 1.2 miles away); Maxton War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Town of Shoe Heel / Carolina Methodist College (approx. 1.3 miles away); “Battle of Hayes Pond” (approx. 1.8 miles away); Stewart-Hawley-Malloy House (approx. 2.7 miles away); World War II Glider Pilots (approx. 3.6 miles away); Angus W. McLean (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maxton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Stewartsville Cemetery

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(Submitted on May 12, 2020.)

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 8, 2012

2. Laurinburg-Maxton Air Base Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,195 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.