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

Elizabeth City State University

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 23, 2012

1. Elizabeth City State University Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1891 as Negro normal school. Four-year college after 1939. Became university in 1969.

Erected 1973 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number A-37.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 36° 16.952′ N, 76° 13.053′ W. Marker is in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, in Pasquotank County. It is at the intersection of Herrington Road and Hoffler Street, on the right when traveling north on Herrington Road. 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 the Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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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: Hugh Cale (approx. 0.7 miles away); Shepard / S Road Streets (approx. ¾ mile away); Peter Weddick Moore (approx. ¾ mile away); Annie E. Jones (approx. 0.9 miles away); J. C. B. Ehringhaus (approx. one mile away); Joseph C. Price (approx. one mile away); Museum of the Albemarle Land Acknowledgement (approx. one mile away); Celebrating 100 years of Women's Right to Vote 1920-2020 (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabeth City.

Also see . . . Elizabeth City State University. (Submitted on June 26, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 23, 2012

2. Elizabeth City State University Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 695 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.