Columbia in Tyrrell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Edward Warren

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012

1. Edward Warren Marker

Inscription. Born in Tyrrell County, 1828, Surgeon General of N.C., 1862-65, Professor of Surgery in Maryland, Chief Surgeon of Egypt, died in Paris.

Erected 1941 by State Historical Commission. (Marker Number B-20.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.

Location. 35° 55.059′ N, 76° 15.131′ W. Marker is in Columbia, North Carolina, in Tyrrell County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Business U.S. 64) and South Broad Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 403 Main St, Columbia NC 27925, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tyrrell County Confederate Monument (here, next to this marker); Tyrell County (within shouting distance of this marker); Tyrrell County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Pettigrew (approx. 8.2 miles away); Somerset Place (approx. 8.4 miles away); James Johnston Pettigrew

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(approx. 8.4 miles away); Lake Company (approx. 8.4 miles away); Cool Spring (approx. 8.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Main St & S Broad St image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012

2. Main St & S Broad St

Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 727 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.