Downtown in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

James H. Harris

1832 - 1891

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013

1. James H. Harris Marker

Inscription. Black legislator & orator; member 1868 convention; a founder of Republican Party & Union League in N.C. Home was 1 block W.

Erected 2008 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number H-86.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 35° 46.505′ N, 78° 38.099′ W. Marker is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of South Person Street and E Davie Street, on the right when traveling north on South Person Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 407 S Person 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: Tupper Memorial Baptist Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); James H. Young (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. M.T. Pope House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rogers-Bagley-Daniels-Pegues House (approx. ¼ mile away); Rotary Club of Raleigh (approx. ¼ mile away); Estey Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Shaw University

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Federal Building/Century Postal Station (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raleigh.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013

2. James H. Harris Marker

Marker in Raleigh image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013

3. Marker in Raleigh

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 861 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 11, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.