Thomas C. Manning 1825-1887

Thomas C. Manning 1825-1887 is a North Carolina historical marker in Chowan County, dedicated 1973.

NC 32 (East Church Street) in Edenton

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U.S. Minister to Mexico; Chief justice, La. Supreme Court, 3 yrs., assoc. for 7 yrs.; adjutant gen. of La., 1863-65; taught at Edenton Academy. Lived here.

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Historical maps covering this location

1846 · Virginia (H. S. Tanner, 1846) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1847 · Virginia (H. S. Tanner, 1847) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1863 · Monitor map, showing the whole seacoast from Chesapeake Bay, down to Savannah harbor, and… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1891 · (Virginia, N. Carolina) Railroad Map of the United States. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1904 · Edenton, North Carolina (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Monitor map, showing the whole seacoast from Chesapeake Bay, down to Savannah harbor, and…, 1863, covering the location of Thomas C. Manning 1825-1887, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Monitor map, showing the whole seacoast from Chesapeake Bay, down to Savannah harbor, and…, 1863, covering this location. Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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