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Historical Markers in Roper, North Carolina

 
Clickable Map of Washington 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 Washington County, NC (51) Beaufort County, NC (58) Bertie County, NC (22) Chowan County, NC (67) Hyde County, NC (23) Martin County, NC (18) Perquimans County, NC (15) Tyrrell County, NC (5)  WashingtonCounty(51) Washington County (51)  BeaufortCounty(58) Beaufort County (58)  BertieCounty(22) Bertie County (22)  ChowanCounty(67) Chowan County (67)  HydeCounty(23) Hyde County (23)  MartinCounty(18) Martin County (18)  PerquimansCounty(15) Perquimans County (15)  TyrrellCounty(5) Tyrrell County (5)
Plymouth is the county seat for Washington County
Roper is in Washington County
      Washington County (51)  
ADJACENT TO WASHINGTON COUNTY
      Beaufort County (58)  
      Bertie County (22)  
      Chowan County (67)  
      Hyde County (23)  
      Martin County (18)  
      Perquimans County (15)  
      Tyrrell County (5)  
 
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1 North Carolina, Washington County, Roper — B-23 — Buncombe Hall Reported missing
The home of Col. Edward Buncombe of the Continental Line, who was captured at Germantown and died a prisoner in 1778, stood one mi. N.Map (db m57005) HM
2 North Carolina, Washington County, Roper — B-23 — Edward Buncombe1742-1778
Continental Line officer. Wounded and captured at Germantown, Oct. 1777. Home, “Buncombe Hall,” stood one mile north.Map (db m226503) HM
3 North Carolina, Washington County, Roper — B-22 — Mackeys Ferry
Established 1735 over Albemarle Sound, succeeding Bells Ferry. Discontinued in 1938. Southern terminus was 3 miles northwest.Map (db m57003) HM
4 North Carolina, Washington County, Roper — Sleepy Hollow
Harrison-Blount House circa 1835. Located on Kendricks Creek in a lovely setting of moss-draped cypress trees in Lees Mill.Map (db m57070) HM
5 North Carolina, Washington County, Roper — St. Luke's Episcopal ChurchOriginal Site — 1836 —
Built on Edward Buncombe property purchased from the estate for one dollar. De-consecrated and torn down in 1918. The Church of the Advent Episcopal Church in Roper renamed St. Luke's Episcopal Church. It became St. Luke's-St. Anne's Episcopal . . . Map (db m57069) HM
 
 
 
 
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May. 1, 2024