Historical Marker

Dividing Line

NC 168 at NC/VA boundary · Moyock · Currituck

North Carolina marker

Inscription

In 1728 the

Virginia-Carolina boundary

was first surveyed from the

Atlantic coast to a spot two

hundred twenty miles west of

here.

Location

AddressNC 168 at NC/VA boundary
CityMoyock
CountyCurrituck
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.550280, -76.192680

Sources

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