Gov. Samuel Ashe Grave

Gov. Samuel Ashe Grave
Location Farm Ln., from S side of NC 1411, 0.7 miles E of crossing of Pike Creek, near Rocky Point, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°28′41″N 77°51′9″W / 34.47806°N 77.85250°W / 34.47806; -77.85250Coordinates: 34°28′41″N 77°51′9″W / 34.47806°N 77.85250°W / 34.47806; -77.85250
Area less than one acre
Built 1813 (1813), 1967
NRHP Reference # 01001096[1]
Added to NRHP October 12, 2001

Gov. Samuel Ashe Grave is a historic grave site located near Rocky Point, Pender County, North Carolina. The grave is located in the Ashe family cemetery. It is the grave of Governor Samuel Ashe (1725-1813) and is marked by an eight-foot by four-foot granite slab installed in 1967.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. William B. Little and Claudia R. Brown (July 2001). "Gov. Samuel Ashe Grave" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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