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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Edgecombe County

 
Clickable Map of Edgecombe County, North Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Edgecombe County, NC (63) Halifax County, NC (108) Martin County, NC (39) Nash County, NC (37) Pitt County, NC (50) Wilson County, NC (42)  EdgecombeCounty(63) Edgecombe County (63)  HalifaxCounty(108) Halifax County (108)  MartinCounty(39) Martin County (39)  NashCounty(37) Nash County (37)  PittCounty(50) Pitt County (50)  WilsonCounty(42) Wilson County (42)
Tarboro is the county seat for Edgecombe County
Adjacent to Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Halifax County (108)  ►
Martin County (39)  ►
Nash County (37)  ►
Pitt County (50)  ►
Wilson County (42)  ►
 
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1 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Battleboro — E-15 — British Victory —
2 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Conetoe — For Those Who Served —
3 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Hartsboro — E-123 — State v. Will —
4 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Leggett — E-129 — Equal Rights League —
5 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Macclesfield — E-20 — Elias Carr —
6 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Old Sparta — Old Sparta — 1776 - 1976 —
7 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Princeville — E-97 — Freedom Hill —
8 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Princeville — E-131 — Gourd Patch Conspiracy —
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9 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Princeville — Historic Princeville — From Slavery to Freedom Hill —
10 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Princeville — E-134 — Hurricane Floyd —
11 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Princeville — E-111 — Rural Electrification —
12 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Princeville — Welcome to Princeville — Town Limit —
13 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — 1978 Rocky Mount Sanitation Workers Strike —
14 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — E-117 — Anna Easter Brown — 1879-1957 —
15 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — Around the "Y" Community —
16 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — E-132 — Citizens for Responsible Zoning —
17 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — Douglas Franklin Davis — 1948-2007 —
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18 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — Dr. Junius Daniel Douglas 1874-1973 — Distinguished Pharmacist and Entrepreneur —
19 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — E-74 — Dred Wimberly —
20 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — Lincoln Park Historic District —
21 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — E-112 — Martin Luther King Jr. — 1929 - 1968 —
22 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — Miss Anna Easter Brown —
23 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — E-125 — Sanitation Workers' Strike —
24 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — Thelonious Monk — Born: October 10, 1917, Rocky Mount, NC. Died: February 17, 1982, Englewood, NJ — NC Musicians Mural Trail —
25 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — E-119 — Thelonious Monk — (1917-1982) —
26 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — Thelonious Sphere Monk — 1917-1982 — Legendary Jazz Pianist and Composer —
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27 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — This Bell —
28 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — Veterans Memorial —
29 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — E-107 — Westray Battle Boyce Long — 1901 - 1972 —
30 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount — E-70 — William R. Cox —
31 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount, Hillsdale — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park —
32 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — Civil War Cemeteries — Buried with Honor —
33 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — Colonel Louis D. Wilson —
34 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — Courthouse Square — Tarboro, North Carolina —
35 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — Edgecombe County Confederate Memorial — Reported permanently removed
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36 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — Edgecombe County Court House Annex — 507 Main Street, Tarboro, NC —
37 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — Edgecombe County Supreme Sacrifice Memorial —
38 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — Edgecombe County Veterans Memorial —
39 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — Edgecombe County Veterans Memorial —
40 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — 24 — Garrett Bldg. — NC Civil Rights Trail —
41 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — General Henry Hugh Shelton —
42 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — E-116 — George H. White — 1852 - 1918 —
43 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — George Washington Visit —
44 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — God and Country —
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45 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — E-65 — Henry T. Clark —
46 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — E-85 — John C. Dancy — 1857 - 1920 —
47 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — E-95 — John Spencer Bassett — 1867 - 1928 —
48 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — E-96 — Joseph Blount Cheshire, Jr. — 1850 - 1932 —
49 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — E-122 — Knights of Labor —
50 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — Occupation of Tarboro — Daniel's Schoolhouse Engagement — Potters Raid —
51 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — Occupation of Tarboro — "All were burned …" — Potter's Raid —
52 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — Old Town Cemetery — 1790 —
53 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — Quigless Clinic-Hospital — Opened December 1946 — This property is recognized by the National Register of Historic Places —
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54 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — St. Paul A.M.E. Zion Church — Historical Marker —
55 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — The 1999 Flood —
56 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — The Charters of Freedom —
57 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — E-18 — Town Common — Reported permanently removed
58 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — E-18 — Town Common —
59 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — U.S.S. Maine Memorial —
60 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — E-41 — W.D. Pender —
61 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — E-40 — W.L. Saunders —
62 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Tarboro — E-24 — Washington's Southern Tour —
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63 ► North Carolina, Edgecombe County, Whitakers — E-90 — Brick School —
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026