Person in the county’s record

George Burrington

“Colonial governor, 1724-1725, 1731-1734; opened lower Cape Fear region to settlement. His home was 3/4 mile east.”
State historical marker: D-32: George Burrington ca. 1682-1759

1 work in the index name this person.

Search these works Sources beyond the index

Context

What it was and why it mattered

Historical marker D-32: George Burrington ca. 1682-1759 NC Highway Historical Marker Colonial governor, 1724-1725, 1731-1734; opened lower Cape Fear region to settlement. His home was 3/4 mile east.

Ask locally

Organizations that keep the county’s own knowledge

Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection (OCPL) The county library’s local-history room in Hillsborough: books, maps, microfilm, family files, and staff who know the county

In the index

Works across North Carolina libraries and archives whose catalog description names this person. Each links to the institution that holds or provides it.

Biographical history of North Carolina from colonial times to the present

Ashe, Samuel A · 1905

NC Cardinal

More to discover

Keep Reading Local

The Friends connects people with new library materials, local writers and publishers, and resources documenting Orange County.

Browse New Arrivals → Meet Local Authors → Explore Local Publishers →

Two mice reading back to back against a leaf, with the hand-lettered words Friends of the Orange County Public Library — Illustration by Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell, gifted to the Friends 2026