Near Williamston in Martin County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Roanoke River
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 9, 2013
1. Roanoke River Marker
Erected 1973 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number A-48.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1952.
Location. 35° 51.713′ N, 77° 2.328′ W. Marker is near Williamston, North Carolina, in Martin County. It is on East Boulevard (U.S. 17/13) 0.8 miles north of East Main Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1017 East Boulevard, Williamston NC 27892, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Williamston (approx. Ό mile away); Freedom Rallies (approx. 0.6 miles away); Martin County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Martin County Courthouse (approx. 0.9 miles away); Asa Biggs (approx. one mile away); Asa Biggs House (approx. one mile away); Memorial Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Samuel Johnston (1733-1816) (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamston.
More about this marker. There is another marker on the south end of the bridge, could not take picture due to high traffic flow.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 9, 2013
3. Roanoke River Marker
This is a photo from before the bridge was given its honorific.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 781 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 11, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on June 22, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on August 11, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. photo of Southbound south end of bridge marker • Can you help?
