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Bayard v. Singleton

 
 
Bayard v. Singleton Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 14, 2014
1. Bayard v. Singleton Marker
Inscription.
American precedent for judicial review of legislation set nearby, 1787, by Samuel Ashe, Samuel Spencer, John Williams.
 
Erected 2011 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number C-20.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1787.
 
Location. 35° 6.497′ N, 77° 2.366′ W. Marker is in New Bern, North Carolina, in Craven County. It is at the intersection of Broad Street (Business U.S. 17) and Middle Street, on the right when traveling west on Broad Street. 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 vs Singleton (a few steps from this marker); George E. Badger (within shouting distance of this marker); First Printing Press In N.C. (within shouting distance of this marker); First Provincial Congress (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Craven County World Wars 1 and 2 Memorial (about 300 feet away); Christ Church (about 400 feet away); Abner Nash
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(about 400 feet away); Richard Dobbs Spaight (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Bern.
 
Also see . . .  Bayard v. Singleton. NCpedia website entry (Submitted on April 21, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Bayard v. Singleton Marker at Broad and Middle Streets image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W.
2. Bayard v. Singleton Marker at Broad and Middle Streets
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 811 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on September 8, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.   2. submitted on October 22, 2009, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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