Rocky Mount in Nash County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Falls Road Bridge

Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, May 22, 2016

1. Falls Road Bridge Marker

Inscription. Originally, the Nash-Edgecombe county line was the midline of the Tar River at the Falls to give each county an opportunity to capitalize on the value of the Falls. After the original bridge was burned by the Union during the Civil War, Edgecombe was reluctant to help rebuild because they saw it as being more beneficial to Nash County. Nash County petitioned the State to relocate the county line to the railroad centerline. This was enacted in 1871 at a cost of $800, placing the bridge and the Falls sorely within Nash County. The existing bridge is the fifth bridge at this site.

Erected by Rocky Mount Parks & Recreation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 35° 57.668′ N, 77° 48.284′ W. Marker is in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in Nash County. It can be reached from the intersection of Falls Road (State Highway 43) and Peachtree Street (State Highway 48), on the right when traveling north. Located in Falls park along hiking trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rocky Mount NC 27804, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lafayette (within shouting distance of this marker); Donaldson's Tavern (within

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shouting distance of this marker); First Post Office of Rocky Mount (about 700 feet away); Rocky Mount Mills (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rocky Mount Mills School (approx. ¼ mile away); Falls of the Tar Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); P.T. Barnum (approx. 0.9 miles away); Operation Dixie (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rocky Mount.

Another marker is no longer nearby. "The Bethel Heroes" (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Falls Road historical District. (Submitted on June 1, 2016, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia.)

Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, May 22, 2016

2. Falls Road Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2016, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 722 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2016, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.