New Bern in Craven County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Batchelder's Creek
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 14, 2014
1. Batchelder's Creek Marker
Erected 1976 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number C-51.)
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 date for this entry is February 1, 1864.
Location. 35° 10.123′ N, 77° 9.989′ W. Marker is in New Bern, North Carolina, in Craven County. It is on State Highway 55 half a mile east of Hyman Road (County Route 1244), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Bern NC 28562, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rhode Island Monument (approx. 7.2 miles away); 15th Connecticut Vol. Infantry Monument (approx. 7.2 miles away); A National Cemetery System (approx. 7.2 miles away); New Bern National Cemetery (approx. 7.2 miles away); Fort Totten (approx. 7½ miles away); Greenwood Cemetery (approx. 7.7 miles away); De Bretigny (approx. 7.8 miles away); Cedar Grove Cemetery (approx. 8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Bern.
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Photographed by Don Morfe, August 14, 2014
2. Batchelder's Creek Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,726 times since then and 99 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.
