Inscription
Governor, 1933-1937, friend
of education, member of
General Assembly, solicitor.
Birthplace 1/4 mile north.
Location
AddressNC 34 (Water Street) in Elizabeth City
CityElizabeth City
CountyPasquotank
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.296540, -76.218650
Sources
More markers in Pasquotank
First Assembly
In 1665 the Albemarle County Assembly, the initial lawmaking body in Carolina, met in this area.
Culpeper's Rebellion
Elizabeth City, NC
Culpeper and Durant led a revolt against British trade laws, seized the government 1677, 2 mi. SE.
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC
Founded in 1891 as Negro normal school.
Stephen B. Weeks
Historian, bibliographer, collector of North Carolina books and manuscripts, professor at Trinity College, 1891-93.
Mount Lebanon Church
Elizabeth City, NC
A.M.E. Zion. Organized about 1850 as mission to serve black Methodists.
