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

Burning of Winton

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

1. Burning of Winton Marker

Inscription. A detachment of United States troops burned Winton on February 20, 1862. The first town in N.C. to be burned during the Civil War.

Erected 2002 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number A-23.)

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 February 20, 1862.

Location. 36° 23.797′ N, 76° 56.002′ W. Marker is in Winton, North Carolina, in Hertford County. It is at the intersection of King Street and Tryon Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winton NC 27986, 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

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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: Hertford County UDC Monument (a few steps from this marker); Hertford County WWI Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Burning of Winton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Early Exploration (approx. 0.6 miles away); Chowan Academy (approx. 0.8 miles away); Meherrin Town (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lemuel W. Boone (approx. 2.4 miles away); Potecasi Creek (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Burning of Winton (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

2. Burning of Winton Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 826 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.