Faison in Duplin County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Samson L. Faison
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 18, 2014
1. Samson L. Faison Marker
Erected 1950 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number F-29.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 35° 7.101′ N, 78° 8.125′ W. Marker is in Faison, North Carolina, in Duplin County. It is at the intersection of Northeast Center Street (U.S. 117) and West College Street, on the right when traveling south on Northeast Center Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Faison NC 28341, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mount Olive (approx. 6.9 miles away); Mount Olive College (approx. 7.1 miles away); The War Comes to Warsaw (approx. 8½ miles away); Henry L. Stevens, Jr. (approx. 8.6 miles away); James Kenan (approx. 8.7 miles away); Duplin Old Courthouse Site (approx. 8.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.9 miles away); Thomas O. Moore (approx. 9.1 miles away).
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Photographed by Don Morfe, August 18, 2014
2. Samson L. Faison Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 657 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 20, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
