Robert L. Blackwell
Robert L. Blackwell is a North Carolina historical marker in Person County, dedicated 1968.
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Historical maps covering this location
- 1847 · Virginia (H. S. Tanner, 1847) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1859 · Virginia (Herman Boye, 1859) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1864 · Middle Virginia and North Carolina (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
- 1889 · Virginia and West Virginia (eastern portion). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Map of North Carolina (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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This marker is part of the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, run by the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources jointly with the N.C. Department of Transportation. Marker texts and locations are the program's own, as the Department publishes them.