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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