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Near Tillery in Halifax County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Tillery Resettlement

 
 
Tillery Resettlement Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012
1. Tillery Resettlement Marker
Inscription. Est. 1935; New Deal farm project. 350 black families from N.C., S.C., Fla., Ark., Va. purchased homesteads. Restored house 1 mi. E.
 
Erected 2007 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number E-113.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: African Americans. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.
 
Location. 36° 15.172′ N, 77° 29.035′ W. Marker is near Tillery, North Carolina, in Halifax County. Marker is at the intersection of North Carolina Route 561 and Community Center Road (County Route 1133), on the right when traveling north on State Route 561. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6719 NC-561, Halifax NC 27839, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Conoconnara Chapel (approx. 3 miles away); Ram Albemarle (approx. 6.3 miles away); Roanoke River (approx. 6.4 miles away); a different marker also named Roanoke River (approx. 6.4 miles away); Willie Jones (approx. 7.7 miles away); Hutchins G. Burton (approx. 7.7 miles away); Washington’s Southern Tour (approx. 7.7 miles away); Independence (approx. 7.7 miles away).
 
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NC 561 & Community Center Rd image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012
2. NC 561 & Community Center Rd
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 518 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on April 29, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.

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