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St. Augustine's College

 
 
St. Augustine's College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 22, 2014
1. St. Augustine's College Marker
Inscription. Founded in 1867 by the Episcopal Church as a normal school for freedmen. Since 1928 a four-year college. 4 blocks N.
 
Erected 1988 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number H-96.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansEducationReligion & 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 1867.
 
Location. 35° 46.838′ N, 78° 37.344′ W. Marker is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is in Historic Oakwood. It is at the intersection of East Edenton Street and North Tarboro Street, on the right when traveling west on East Edenton Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 North Tarboro Street, Raleigh NC 27610, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and in the Research Triangle. 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: Pettigrew Hospital (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First N.C. State Fair (about 400 feet away); Charles N. Hunter (about 600 feet away); North Carolina Confederate POWs (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Shotwell
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(approx. 0.4 miles away); CSS H.L. Hunley Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); William Ruffin Cox Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raleigh.
 
St. Augustine's College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 22, 2014
2. St. Augustine's College Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 614 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 10, 2026