Near Calabash in Brunswick County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
First Post Road
Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 15, 2008
1. First Post Road Marker
Erected 1942 by State Historical Commission. (Marker Number D-30.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, and the Postal Mail and Philately series lists.
Location. 33° 53.744′ N, 78° 35.502′ W. Marker is near Calabash, North Carolina, in Brunswick County. It is on U.S. 17 near the South Carolina line, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Calabash NC 28467, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: South Carolina / North Carolina (within shouting distance of this marker); Boundary House (approx. 0.3 miles away in South Carolina); a different marker also named Boundary House (approx. Ύ mile away); Rev. George Whitefield (approx. 1.8 miles away in South Carolina); Rebecca Randall Bryan (approx.
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Regarding First Post Road. Through the Carolinas, present-day Route 17 roughly follows the First Post Road.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 15, 2008
2. First Post Road Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,452 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
