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

Tyrell County

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012

1. Tyrell County Marker

Inscription. Established as a precinct of Albemarle by the Provincial Assembly of North Carolina meeting at Edenton, November 27, 1729. The 3rd year of the reign of King George II, and named for Sir John Tyrrell of Essex, England, one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina. This marker dedicated by the County of Tyrell on November 27, 1979, the 250th anniversary of its founding.

Erected 1979 by County of Tyrell.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is November 27, 1835.

Location. 35° 55.061′ N, 76° 15.113′ 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 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 War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Tyrrell County Confederate Monument (a few steps from this marker); Edward Warren (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.

Tyrell County Courthouse (marker on left) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012

2. Tyrell County Courthouse (marker on left)

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 583 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.