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Near Lexington in Davidson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Jefferson Davis

 
 
Jefferson Davis Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2010
1. Jefferson Davis Marker
Inscription. President Davis, fleeing southward after Lee’s surrender, with members of his cabinet spent the night of Apr. 16, 1865, in a pine grove nearby.
 
Erected 2007 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number K-16.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 16, 1845.
 
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 35° 51.296′ N, 80° 11.718′ W. Marker was near Lexington, North Carolina, in Davidson County. Marker was at the intersection of U.S. 70 and Old US Hwy 29, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 70. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 6455 Old US Hwy 29, Lexington NC 27295, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Pilgrim Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); First Site of Pilgrim Reformed Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Pilgrim Cemetery Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); John H. Mills (approx. 3.4 miles away); North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away);
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St. Stephen United Methodist Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); First Reformed Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Davidson County World War I Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.
 
Jefferson Davis Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2010
2. Jefferson Davis Marker
The marker is seen here between I-85 S on the left and Caldcleugh Road on the right.
Jefferson Davis Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2010
3. Jefferson Davis Marker
Marker on Caldcleugh Road image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2010
4. Marker on Caldcleugh Road
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,100 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on May 8, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 2, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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