Whitaker's Chapel
Inscription
Originally Anglican, 1740;
later Methodist. In 1828
first annual conference of
Methodist Protestant Church
met here. This is third
building on site.
Location
AddressSR 1003 (Whitaker Street) east of Enfield
CountyHalifax
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.140510, -77.592230
Sources
More markers in Halifax
Plummer Bernard Young
Journalist. Publisher of Norfolk Journal & Guide, 1910-1962, leading black-owned newspaper in the South.
Frank Armstrong 1898-1969
Hobgood, NC
Lt. Gen., U.S. Air Force.
Ram Albemarle
Noted Confederate ironclad, was built near this spot, 1863-64.
Cornwallis
Halifax, NC
The British Army under Gen. Cornwallis marching to Virginia defeated the local Militia at the town of Halifax, in May, 1781.
John Branch
Enfield, NC
Governor of N.C., 1817-20, and of the Florida Territory, Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Senator.