Morganton in Burke County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Waightstill Avery

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, November 13, 2016

1. Waightstill Avery Marker

Inscription. First Attorney General of North Carolina, 1777-79, member provincial Congresses, colonel in Revolution. "Swan Ponds," his home, was 3 mi. S.W.

Erected 1970 by NC Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number N-28.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.

Location. 35° 45.208′ N, 81° 42.981′ W. Marker is in Morganton, North Carolina, in Burke County. It is at the intersection of North Green Street (State Highway 181) and Bost Road on North Green Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morganton NC 28655, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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: Fort San Juan (within shouting distance of this marker); André Michaux (within shouting distance of this marker); Council Oak (within shouting distance of this marker); Quaker Meadows (approx. 0.2 miles away); Quaker Meadows Cemetery Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Native Americans in North Carolina's Western Piedmont

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); The Catawba Meadows Archaeology Site (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Crossing (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morganton.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, November 13, 2016

2. Waightstill Avery Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, November 13, 2016

3. Waightstill Avery Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, November 13, 2016

4. Waightstill Avery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 803 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 13, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.