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Pittsboro in Chatham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

George Moses Horton

ca. 1798 - 1883

 
 
George Moses Horton Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2018
1. George Moses Horton Marker
Inscription. Slave poet. His The Hope of Liberty (1829) was first book by a black author in South. Lived on farm 2 mi. SE.
 
Erected 2005 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number H-108.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansArts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
 
Location. 35° 47.618′ N, 79° 5.992′ W. Marker is in Pittsboro, North Carolina, in Chatham County. Marker is at the intersection of Ellen Way (U.S. 15/501) and Mount Gilead Church Road (County Highway 1700), on the right when traveling north on Ellen Way. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 36 Ellen Way, Pittsboro NC 27312, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Paul Green (approx. 4.1 miles away); Henry A. London (approx. 6.6 miles away); John Owen (approx. 6.6 miles away); Abraham Rencher (approx. 6.6 miles away); Hall-London House (approx. 6.6 miles away); James I. Waddell (approx. 6.6 miles away); Law Office of Charles Manly (approx. 6.6 miles away); Charles Manly (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsboro.
 
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 The Hope of Liberty. Containing a Number of Poetical Pieces by George M. Horton, 1829, Electronic Edition. (Submitted on May 9, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.) 
 
George Moses Horton Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2018
2. George Moses Horton Marker
George Moses Horton Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 1, 2018
3. George Moses Horton Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 482 times since then and 55 times this year. Last updated on May 8, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 9, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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