South Mills in Camden County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
McBride Church
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 23, 2012
1. McBride Church Marker
Erected 1968 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number A-63.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Francis Asbury, Traveling Methodist Preacher, and the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1733.
Location. 36° 26.871′ N, 76° 19.522′ W. Marker is in South Mills, North Carolina, in Camden County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 343 and Main Street (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling north on State Highway 343. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1402 N Carolina Hwy 343 S, South Mills NC 27976, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dismal Swamp Canal (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Dismal Swamp Canal (approx. 0.4 miles away); McBride Colored School (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of South Mills (approx. 2.6 miles away);
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Other markers no longer nearby. Battle of South Mills (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Moyock (was approx. 9.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 23, 2012
2. McBride Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 699 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
