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Andrew Johnson

1808 - 1875

 
 
Andrew Johnson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 8, 2013
1. Andrew Johnson Marker
Inscription. President of the United States, 1865-69. Born near here in a kitchen now located 1 mile N.E.
 
Erected 1976 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number H-6.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #17 Andrew Johnson, and the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series lists.
 
Location. 35° 46.77′ N, 78° 38.301′ W. Marker is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of East Morgan Street and S Wilmington Street, on the right when traveling east on East Morgan Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 E Morgan St, Raleigh NC 27601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and in the Research Triangle. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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: Geodetic Survey Stones (within shouting distance of this marker); Zebulon Baird Vance (within shouting distance of this marker); N.C. Pharmaceutical Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Duncan Mc Iver (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); State Capitol (about 300 feet away); Presidents North Carolina Gave The Nation
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(about 300 feet away); Andrew Johnson Birth Site (about 400 feet away); Worth Bagley (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raleigh.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. To the North Carolina Women of the Confederacy (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed).
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. See the kitchen mentioned on the marker in which Andrew Johnson was born.
 
Andrew Johnson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 8, 2013
2. Andrew Johnson Marker
Marker in Raleigh image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 8, 2013
3. Marker in Raleigh
Kitchen Where Andrew Johnson was Born image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 8, 2013
4. Kitchen Where Andrew Johnson was Born
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 648 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 8, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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Jun. 16, 2026