Ansonville in Anson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Ralf Freeman
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2014
1. Ralf Freeman Marker
Free black served as a Baptist pastor at Rocky River Church until law in 1831 barred blacks from public preaching. Buried 500 yards west.
Erected 1998 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number K-57.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.
Location. 35° 5.868′ N, 80° 6.384′ W. Marker is in Ansonville, North Carolina, in Anson County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 52) and Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wadesboro NC 28170, 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 North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carolina Female College, 1850-67 (approx. half a mile away); Colson's Supply Depot (approx. 6.4 miles away); Fight at Colson's (approx. 6.7 miles away); Brown Creek Soil Conservation District (approx. 8 miles away); Hugh Hammond Bennett (approx. 8.2 miles away); Leonidas L. Polk (approx. 8.4 miles away); Anson County Training School (approx. 8½ miles away); Boggan-Hammond House (approx. 9.2 miles away).
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2014
2. Ralf Freeman 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 997 times since then and 46 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.
