Rowland in Robeson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Ashpole Church
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 25, 2013
1. Ashpole Church Marker
Erected 1959 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number I-49.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1796.
Location. 34° 32.967′ N, 79° 18.399′ W. Marker is in Rowland, North Carolina, in Robeson County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 501 and North Carolina Highway 710, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 501. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 192 Ashpole Church, Rowland NC 28383, 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 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kentyre Presbyterian Church (approx. 6½ miles away in South Carolina); Leland Grove School (approx. 7 miles away in South Carolina); Saint Paul Methodist Church (approx. 7.4 miles away in South Carolina); James W. Dillon House Museum (approx. 9½ miles away in South Carolina); a different marker also named James W. Dillon House Museum
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Photographed by Don Morfe, September 25, 2013
2. Ashpole Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 670 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
