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Colored Union Soldiers Monument, Courtesy of Chris Meekins, NCDAH
Source: Colored Union Soldiers Monument, Courtesy of Chris Meekins, NCDAH
Hertford

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Description: A rectangular stone marker sits atop a concrete base. It has a pointed top and is engraved with text on two sides. The marker is accompanied by a North Carolina Civil War Trails marker and informational placard.

Inscription:

Front: IN MEMORY / OF THE / COLORED UNION / SOLDIERS WHO / FAUGHT IN THE / WAR OF / 1861 1865

Rear: ERECTED BY THE UNITED DAUGHTERS OF VETERANS

Dedication date: 1910

Sponsor: United Daughters of Veterans

Location: Corner of Dobbs/King St. and Hyde Park St., known as Academy Green. This was the location of Perquimans County's first black school, library and church (present-day First Baptist Church).

City: Hertford

County: Perquimans

Subjects: Civil War

Latitude: 
36.18691
Longitude: 
-76.47072

Citation

Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina. "Colored Union Soldiers Monument." NCpedia. Commemorative Landscapes of NC, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Accessed on December 15th, 2024. https://www.ncpedia.org/monument/colored-union-soldiers.