Laurinburg in Scotland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Terry Sanford
1917-1998
Photographed by Roger C Pate, August 7, 2015
1. Terry Sanford 1917-1998 Marker
Paratrooper World War II
State Senator 1953-54
Governor of NC 1961-65
Duke University President 1969-85
US Senator 1986-93
Progressive advocate for
education and civil rights
Born near here
Erected 2011 by Friends & Family of Governor Sanford.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Education • Government & Politics • War, World II.
Location. 34° 46.488′ N, 79° 27.867′ W. Marker is in Laurinburg, North Carolina, in Scotland County. It is on West Church Street (Business U.S. 74) west of Atkinson Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 216 W Church St, Laurinburg NC 28352, 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 walking distance of this marker: Edwin Gill (within shouting distance of this marker); J. Dickson Phillips, Jr. (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vietnam Memorial (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Laurinburg (about 500 feet away); Scotland County Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Our Confederate Heroes
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Laurinburg (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
1. Terry Sanford. Wikipedia (Submitted on May 6, 2016.)
2. Wikipedia Entry. “An Eagle Scout as a youth, Sanford became an FBI agent after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1939. During World War II, he saw combat in the European Theatre and received a battlefield commission. Following his return to civilian life after World War II, Sanford attended and graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Law and began a legal career in the late 1940s, soon becoming involved in politics. A lifelong Democrat, he was noted for his progressive leadership in civil rights and education; although his opponents criticized him as a tax-and-spend liberal, Sanford is remembered as a major public figure of the South after World War II.” (Submitted on March 17, 2017.)
Photographed by Roger C Pate, August 7, 2015
2. Terry Sanford 1917-1998 Marker
United States Congress
3. U.S. Senator Terry Sanford
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 24, 2025
4. Refurbished Terry Sanford Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2016, by Roger C Pate of Laurinburg, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 768 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 5, 2016, by Roger C Pate of Laurinburg, North Carolina. 3. submitted on March 17, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4. submitted on April 19, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
