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Elizabeth City in Pasquotank County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Pasquotank County Courthouse 1882

 
 
Pasquotank County Courthouse 1882 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 23, 2012
1. Pasquotank County Courthouse 1882 Marker
Inscription. Fifth Courthouse in County; second on this site. Replaced wooden building erected about 1799 and burned during Federal occupation of the City, 1862. Records dating from about 1700 were saved by Arthur Jones and hidden in a barn until end of war.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsWar, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1799.
 
Location. 36° 18.015′ N, 76° 13.356′ W. Marker is in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, in Pasquotank County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street and North Elliot Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elizabeth City NC 27909, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. 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 walking distance of this marker: Historic Events in Pasquotank (here, next to this marker); World Wars I and II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Corporal S.E. Perry (a few steps from this marker); A Town Divided (within shouting distance of this marker); Elizabeth City Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Wright Brothers in the Albemarle (within shouting distance of this marker); 1960 Sit-Ins (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabeth City.
 
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Pasquotank County Courthouse 1882 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 23, 2012
2. Pasquotank County Courthouse 1882 Marker
Pasquotank WWI & WWII plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 23, 2012
3. Pasquotank WWI & WWII plaque
Pasquotank Korea & Vietnam plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 23, 2012
4. Pasquotank Korea & Vietnam plaque
Corporal S.E. Perry gravesite image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 23, 2012
5. Corporal S.E. Perry gravesite
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 856 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.   3, 4, 5. submitted on June 26, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
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Jun. 12, 2026