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Kenansville in Duplin County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Confederate Armory

 
 
Confederate Armory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 18, 2014
1. Confederate Armory Marker
Inscription. Est. by Louis Froelich, 1861. Moved here, 1863. Produced sabers, lances, bayonets, cutlasses, and accessories until 1864.
 
Erected 2007 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number F-27.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
 
Location. 34° 57.43′ N, 77° 58.234′ W. Marker is in Kenansville, North Carolina, in Duplin County. It is at the intersection of Magnolia Extension (State Highway 11) and Mallard Street (State Highway 50), on the left when traveling south on Magnolia Extension. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kenansville NC 28349, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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: Confederate States Armory (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Confederate States Armory (a few steps from this marker); Grove Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Liberty Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Korean War Veterans Memorial (approx.
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0.6 miles away); World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kenansville.
 
Confederate Armory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 18, 2014
2. Confederate Armory Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 691 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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