Creswell in Washington County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cool Spring

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012

1. Cool Spring Marker

Inscription. Was known as Cool Spring in 1826. Hillie Holmes' Store was the last surviving relic as Cool Spring post office was moved into what became the town of Creswell in 1874.

Erected 1999 by Washington Co. Bicentennial Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina. Washington Co. Bicentennial Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.

Location. 35° 51.943′ N, 76° 23.712′ W. Marker is in Creswell, North Carolina, in Washington County. It is on Cherry Road 0.2 miles west of Middle Street, on the left when traveling west. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lake Company (approx. half a mile away); James Johnston Pettigrew (approx. half a mile away); Somerset Place (approx. half a mile away); Charles Pettigrew (approx. 0.7 miles away); Concord Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Cherry Colored School (approx. 1.8 miles away); Cherry (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Davenport Home (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Creswell.

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Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012

2. Cherry Road (facing west)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 946 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.