Plymouth in Washington County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Battle of Plymouth
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 13, 2014
1. Battle of Plymouth Marker
Erected 2014 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number B-9.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 2012.
Location. 35° 51.886′ N, 76° 45′ W. Marker is in Plymouth, North Carolina, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of West Third Street and Washington Street, on the right when traveling west on West Third Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Plymouth NC 27962, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. 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 walking distance of this marker: Ausbon House (within shouting distance of this marker); Hampton Academy (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Plymouth United Methodist Church (about 500 feet away); Augustin Daly (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Battle of Plymouth (about 800 feet away); Washington County North Carolina Supreme Sacrifice and Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ram Albemarle
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Other markers no longer nearby. Battle of Plymouth (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Ram Albemarle (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location also titled "Battle of Plymouth".
Also see . . . Battle of Plymouth (1864). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 6, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 13, 2014
2. Battle of Plymouth Marker
via Wikipedia, unknown
3. USS Southfield, sinking after a battle with CSS Albemarle
"Southfield" was a former Staten Island Ferry
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 740 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on March 6, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
