New Bern in Craven County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Rains Brothers
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 14, 2014
1. Rains Brothers Marker
Erected 1989 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number C-66.)
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.
Location. 35° 6.702′ N, 77° 2.214′ W. Marker is in New Bern, North Carolina, in Craven County. It is on East Front Street north of Johnson Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Bern NC 28560, 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: Bayard Wootten (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Political Duel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Centenary United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); F. M. Simmons (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Post Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rev. John Knox Witherspoon (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named First Presbyterian Church (approx. Ό mile 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. Rains Brothers Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 931 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
