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Historical Markers in Gates County, North Carolina

 
Clickable Map of Gates 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 Gates County, NC (7) Camden County, NC (18) Chowan County, NC (66) Hertford County, NC (20) Pasquotank County, NC (36) Perquimans County, NC (15) Southampton County, VA (29) Suffolk Ind. City, VA (61)  GatesCounty(7) Gates County (7)  CamdenCounty(18) Camden County (18)  ChowanCounty(66) Chowan County (66)  HertfordCounty(20) Hertford County (20)  PasquotankCounty(36) Pasquotank County (36)  PerquimansCounty(15) Perquimans County (15)  SouthamptonCountyVirginia(29) Southampton County (29)  Suffolk(61) Suffolk (61)
Gatesville is the county seat for Gates County
Adjacent to Gates County, North Carolina
      Camden County (18)  
      Chowan County (66)  
      Hertford County (20)  
      Pasquotank County (36)  
      Perquimans County (15)  
      Southampton County, Virginia (29)  
      Suffolk, Virginia (61)  
 
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1 North Carolina, Gates County, Corapeake — A-24 — First Post Road
The road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed near this spot.Map (db m2783) HM
2 North Carolina, Gates County, Corapeake — A-17 — George Washington
George Washington owned a tract of land nearby. He surveyed and formed a company to drain a part of the Dismal Swamp, 1763.Map (db m2782) HM
3 North Carolina, Gates County, Corapeake — A-35 — North Carolina / Virginia
North Carolina. Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1775 Virginia. First permanent English colony in America, 1607; one of . . . Map (db m2787) HM
4 North Carolina, Gates County, Gatesville — Gates County Confederate Monument
To our Confederate dead 1861-1865 1915 Confederate Monument Organization Gates Co. To our Confederate soldiers. Gates Co. furnished the youngest general officer in the Confederates States Army. Wm. P. Roberts without military . . . Map (db m60702) HM
5 North Carolina, Gates County, Gatesville — Gates County CourthouseCivil War Muster Ground
The Gates County militia had its headquarters here in the 1836 Gates County Courthouse. When the war began, the Gates Guards were organized and were mustered into Confederate service here as Co. B, 1st North Carolina Infantry. Other Gates County . . . Map (db m60625) HM
6 North Carolina, Gates County, Gatesville — Reid's Grove School
Still on its original site, the Reid's Grove School educated African American students in the Gatesville area. Completed on November 5, 1927 and closed in 1951, it was one of seven schools in Gates County (and one of over 800 in North Carolina) . . . Map (db m79796) HM
7 North Carolina, Gates County, Gatesville — A-32 — William P. Roberts
A Confederate brigadier general at age 23, state auditor, a member of Convention of 1875. His grave is 700 yds. west.Map (db m60647) HM
 
 
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Mar. 28, 2024