Lilesville in Anson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Samuel Spencer
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2014
1. Samuel Spencer Marker
Erected 1991 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number K-17.)
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. 34° 57.592′ N, 79° 56.374′ W. Marker is in Lilesville, North Carolina, in Anson County. It is at the intersection of Andrew Jackson Highway (U.S. 74) and Clark Mountain Road (County Route 1744), on the right when traveling west on Andrew Jackson Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lilesville NC 28091, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sherman's March (approx. 6.4 miles away); Thomas Samuel Ashe (approx. 7.1 miles away); Boggan-Hammond House (approx. 7.7 miles away); Capt. Patrick Boggan (approx. 7.7 miles away); Anson County Memorial Fountain (approx. 7.8 miles away); The Women of the Confederacy
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Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2014
2. Samuel Spencer Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,205 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
