Edenton in Chowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

First Post Road

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 20, 2014

1. First Post Road Marker

This side is attributed to the Department of Conservation and Development?

Inscription. The road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed near this spot.

Erected 1942 by Department of Conservation and Development and the State Historical Commission. (Marker Number A-25.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Communications • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, and the Postal Mail and Philately series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1738.

Location. 36° 4.201′ N, 76° 36.344′ W. Marker is in Edenton, North Carolina, in Chowan County. It is at the intersection of Virginia Road (State Highway 32) and Badham Road, on the left when traveling south on Virginia Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Edenton NC 27932, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic

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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: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Edenton, 1962 (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); North Carolina National Guard Armory (about 800 feet away); Rosenwald Schools (approx. 0.3 miles away); State v. Mann (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1897 Kadesh A.M.E. Zion Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Harriet Jacobs (approx. 0.6 miles away); Edenton United Methodist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edenton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. St Paul's Episcopal Church (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 20, 2014

2. First Post Road Marker

This side is attributed to the State Historical Commission?

Virginia Rd & Badham Rd (facing south) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 20, 2014

3. Virginia Rd & Badham Rd (facing south)

Virginia Rd & Badham Rd (facing north) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 20, 2014

4. Virginia Rd & Badham Rd (facing north)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 622 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 20, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.