Jacksonville in Onslow County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Onslow Raid
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 16, 2014
1. Onslow Raid Marker
Erected 2001 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number C-38.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 23, 1862.
Location. 34° 45.1′ N, 77° 26.384′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, North Carolina, in Onslow County. It is at the intersection of South Marine Boulevard (Business U.S. 17) and Old Bridge Street, on the right when traveling east on South Marine Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jacksonville NC 28540, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Operation Desert Storm Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Montford Point (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Montford Point (approx. 1½ miles away); Beirut Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Onslow County 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Edward B. Dudley (approx. 2.2 miles
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Camp Lejeune (was approx. 5.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 16, 2014
2. Onslow Raid Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,035 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
