Jarvisburg in Currituck County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Thomas J. Jarvis
Photographed by Kevin W., July 22, 2008
1. Thomas J. Jarvis Marker
Erected 1965 by Archives and Highways Departments. (Marker Number A-6.)
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 1879.
Location. 36° 12.348′ N, 75° 51.931′ W. Marker is in Jarvisburg, North Carolina, in Currituck County. It is on Caratoke Highway (U.S. 158), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jarvisburg NC 27947, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Weeping Radish (approx. one mile away); Caffey's Inlet, U.S. Lifesaving Station No. 5 (approx. 5.4 miles away); Field Research Facility (approx. 6.3 miles away); Powder Ridge Club (approx. 6.6 miles away); Wreck Of The Metropolis (approx. 8.8 miles away); Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal (approx. 10.8 miles away); Currituck County Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 10.9 miles away); Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal (approx. 10.9 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby.
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Library of Congress Biography of Thomas J. Jarvis. (Submitted on July 24, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
2. Thomas Jordan Jarvis, 1836-1915. An excerpt from the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography edited by William S. Powell. (Submitted on July 24, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
Photographed by Kevin W., July 22, 2008
2. Thomas J. Jarvis Marker
Photographed by Kevin W., July 22, 2008
3. Thomas J. Jarvis Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,428 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
