Near South Mills in Camden County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Battle of South Mills
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 30, 2012
1. Battle of South Mills Marker
Erected 1998 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number A-8.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 19, 1862.
Location. 36° 25.154′ N, 76° 17.634′ W. Marker is near South Mills, North Carolina, in Camden County. It is on State Highway 343 0.2 miles south of Nosay Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1124 N Carolina Hwy 343 S, South Mills NC 27976, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. 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: McBride Colored School (approx. 2 miles away); Dismal Swamp Canal (approx. 2.3 miles away); McBride Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Dismal Swamp Canal (approx. 2.7 miles away); Eastern North Carolina (approx. 7 miles away); a different marker also named Dismal Swamp Canal (approx. 7 miles away); Former Site of Sawyer's Creek / Marian Anderson High School
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of South Mills (was approx. 2.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 30, 2012
2. Battle of South Mills Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,363 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
