Creswell in Washington County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Somerset Place
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012
1. Somerset Place Marker
Erected 1991 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number B-57.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 35° 52.362′ N, 76° 23.448′ W. Marker is in Creswell, North Carolina, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 94 and Sixth Street, on the right when traveling east 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 (within shouting distance of this marker); Lake Company (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. 2.3 miles
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Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012
2. NC 94 & Sixth St
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012
3. Somerset Place
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 13, 2014
4. Somerset Place Main Residence
GPS Coordinates: N35.7894 W76.4047
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 13, 2014
5. Somerset Place Out Buildings
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 13, 2014
6. Somerset Place-Layout of foundation for enslaved community
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 13, 2014
7. Somerset Place-Inside Kitchen Building
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 13, 2014
8. Somerset Place-Inside Kitchen Building
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 13, 2014
9. Welcome to Somerset Place
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 13, 2014
10. Somerset Place-Control of the Enslaved Community
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 13, 2014
11. Somerset Place-Method to control the Enslaved Community
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 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on July 2, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on September 2, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.
