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

Chowan Academy

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

1. Chowan Academy Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1886 for blacks by Calvin S. Brown, pastor, Pleasant Plains Baptist Church. Later a public school named for Brown.

Erected 2004 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number A-58.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 36° 23.174′ N, 76° 56.347′ W. Marker is in Winton, North Carolina, in Hertford County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 45) and Jordan Street, on the right when traveling north on Main 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,

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hertford County UDC Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); Burning of Winton (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hertford County WWI Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Burning of Winton (approx. one mile away); Early Exploration (approx. 1.4 miles away); Meherrin Town (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lemuel W. Boone (approx. 1.6 miles away); Potecasi Creek (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Burning of Winton (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Main St & Jordan St image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

2. Main St & Jordan St

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 626 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.