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

Dr. Walter Reed

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

1. Dr. Walter Reed Marker

Inscription. Head of U.S. Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba, 1900-01. Lived here as a young man and married Emily Lawrence of this town.

Erected 1959 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number A-52.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 36° 26.548′ N, 77° 6.23′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, in Hertford County. It is on West Main Street (Business U.S. 158) west of Winder Street, 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,

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 walking distance of this marker: David Collin Barnes (a few steps from this marker); Murfree House (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wesleyan Female College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Murfreesboro (approx. 0.2 miles away); J. William Copeland (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chowan University (approx. ¼ mile away); Murfreesboro Veterans Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); F. Roy Johnson (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.

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W Main St (facing east) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

2. W Main St (facing east)

Dr. Walter Reed home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

3. Dr. Walter Reed home

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 747 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.