Near Murfreesboro in Hertford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Potecasi Creek

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

1. Potecasi Creek Marker

Inscription. Scene of minor skirmish between Confederate & Union troops driving on Richmond and Weldon Railroad, July 26, 1863. Breastworks 60 yds. SW.

Erected 1960 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number A-56.)

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 July 26, 1863.

Location. 36° 24.488′ N, 77° 0.176′ W. Marker is near Murfreesboro, North Carolina, in Hertford County. It is on U.S. 158 east of Sheriff Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Murfreesboro NC 27855, 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,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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

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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: Meherrin Town (approx. 2½ miles away); Meherrin Tribe (approx. 2.6 miles away); Lemuel W. Boone (approx. 3.7 miles away); Chowan Academy (approx. 3.9 miles away); Hertford County UDC Monument (approx. 3.9 miles away); Burning of Winton (approx. 4 miles away); Hertford County WWI Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Early Exploration (approx. 4 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Burning of Winton (was approx. 4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

US 158 at Potecasi Creek bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

2. US 158 at Potecasi Creek bridge

Nearby Civil War breastworks image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

3. Nearby Civil War breastworks

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 807 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.