Creswell in Washington County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lake Company
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012
1. Lake Company Marker
Erected 1955 by Archives, Conservation, and Highway Departments. (Marker Number B-35.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.
Location. 35° 52.351′ N, 76° 23.511′ W. Marker is in Creswell, North Carolina, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 94 and North 7th Street, on the left when traveling west on State Highway 94. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Creswell NC 27928, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: James Johnston Pettigrew (a few steps from this marker); Somerset Place (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Charles Pettigrew (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cool Spring (approx. half a mile away); Concord Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Cherry Colored School (approx.
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Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012
2. NC 94 & N 7th St
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 601 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
