Gov. Samuel Ashe Grave is a historic grave site located near

Rocky Point, North Carolina Rocky Point is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in southern Pender County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Rocky Point is situated on North Carolina Highway 210, No ...

. The grave is located in the Ashe family

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...

. It is the grave of Governor Samuel Ashe (1725–1813) and is marked by an eight-foot by four-foot granite slab installed in 1967. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 2001.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashe, Gov. Samuel, Grave Buildings and structures in Pender County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Pender County, North Carolina