Smithfield in Johnston County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Edward W. Pou
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 26, 2013
1. Edward W. Pou Marker
Erected 1955 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number H-63.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #32 Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series lists.
Location. 35° 30.742′ N, 78° 20.942′ W. Marker is in Smithfield, North Carolina, in Johnston County. It is at the intersection of West Market Street (Business U.S. 70) and South Front Street, on the left when traveling west on West Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 104 South Front Street, Smithfield NC 27577, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. 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: The Town of Smithfield (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Town of Smithfield (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hastings House (about 400 feet away); Occupation of Smithfield (about 600 feet away); Honor Roll
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Occupation of Smithfield (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 26, 2013
2. Edward W. Pou Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 872 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 24, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
