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

Robert Lee Van

1879-1940

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

1. Robert Lee Van Marker

Inscription. African American editor, lawyer, and civil rights advocate. Led Pittsburgh Courier, 1910-1940. He was born 4 miles east.

Erected 2011 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number A-85.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Communications. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 36° 17.377′ N, 76° 59.376′ W. Marker is in Ahoskie, North Carolina, in Hertford County. It is at the intersection of North Academy Street (U.S. 13) and 1st StreetW (North Carolina Highway 561), on the right when traveling south on North Academy Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ahoskie NC 27910, 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,

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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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 4-H Club (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lemuel W. Boone (approx. 5.8 miles away); Meherrin Tribe (approx. 6.8 miles away); Chowan Academy (approx. 7.3 miles away); Meherrin Town (approx. 7.8 miles away); Hertford County UDC Monument (approx. 8 miles away); Burning of Winton (approx. 8 miles away); Hertford County WWI Memorial (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ahoskie.

N Academy St & 1st St W image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

2. N Academy St & 1st St W

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 595 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.