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

John H. Wheeler

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

1. John H. Wheeler Marker

Inscription. Historian, legislator, superintendent U.S. Mint at Charlotte, state treasurer, minister to Nicaragua, born 1806 in brick house 300 yds. N.

Erected 1948 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number A-18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.

Location. 36° 26.552′ N, 77° 5.728′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, in Hertford County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (Business U.S. 158) and North Fourth Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. 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,

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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 walking distance of this marker: Stanley Winborne (within shouting distance of this marker); Lafayette (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Conjure Doctor (about 400 feet away); The Jordan Office Building (about 400 feet away); Indian Queen Inn (about 700 feet away); F. Roy Johnson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Disabled American Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Chowan University (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.

E Main St & N 4th St image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

2. E Main St & N 4th St

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 566 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.