English E. Jones 1921-1981

English E. Jones 1921-1981 is a North Carolina historical marker in Pembroke, Robeson County, dedicated 2026.

Prospect Rd. at Pembroke University, Pembroke · location approximate

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Lumbee educator, WWII veteran. Led Pembroke State University 1962-1979. First America Indian to lead a 4 year college. Lived nearby.

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American Geographical Society Library, UW-Milwaukee

Historical maps covering this location

1795 · State of North Carolina. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1818 · North Carolina. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1820 · Sheet 4: United States of Nth. America. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
am004336 (American Geographical Society Library, UW-Milwaukee)
South Carolina Lowcountry (Historical map archives, georeferenced via Allmaps)

State of North Carolina, 1795, covering the location of English E. Jones 1921-1981, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — State of North Carolina, 1795, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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