Wilmington in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Johnson Jones Hooper

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2014

1. Johnson Jones Hooper Marker

Inscription. Editor and humorist, creator of “Simon Suggs” and other characters of the Southern frontier. Born in this city, 1815.

Erected 1962 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number D-64.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 34° 14.199′ N, 77° 55.874′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is at the intersection of Market Street (Business U.S. 17) and North 14th Street, on the right when traveling east on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1403 Market St, Wilmington NC 28401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast.

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,

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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: Holloway-Hunt House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oakdale Cemetery (about 300 feet away); John C. Wessell House (about 400 feet away); Strauss House (about 500 feet away); Hutaff House (about 600 feet away); James Benson Dudley (about 700 feet away); Wilmington College (about 700 feet away); Saint Paul's Episcopal Church (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2014

2. Johnson Jones Hooper Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,287 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 17, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.