Dover in Craven County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Ervin T. Rouse

1917-1981

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 14, 2014

1. Ervin T. Rouse Marker

Inscription. Fiddler and songwriter. Penned widely-recorded "Orange Blossom Special," bluegrass standard (1938). He was born ¼ mile S.E.

Erected 2008 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number C-78.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 35° 15.468′ N, 77° 17.484′ W. Marker is in Dover, North Carolina, in Craven County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 55 and Wintergreen Road (County Route 1256), on the right when traveling north on State Highway 55. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dover NC 28526, 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,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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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 18 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Barnwell (approx. 3½ miles away); Washington's Southern Tour (approx. 3½ miles away); Burney Place (approx. 8.9 miles away); Batchelder's Creek (approx. 9.4 miles away); Catechna (approx. 11.6 miles away); John Lawson (approx. 11.6 miles away); Blount Hall (approx. 12.9 miles away); a different marker also named Scuffleton Bridge (approx. 17.6 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Scuffleton Bridge (was approx. 17.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 14, 2014

2. Ervin T. Rouse Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,205 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.