Tannenbaum Park Marker

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Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Tannenbaum Park
Hoskins – Wyrick House
— March 19, 1988 —

Tannenbaum Park Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2010

1. Tannenbaum Park Marker

Inscription. This park is dedicated by the Guilford Battleground Company to the brave men and women who fought and served here for our freedom in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on March 15, 1781 and to all those who came together to preserve this site for posterity.

Guilford Battleground Company
J. F. Kirkpatrick, Jr.
President and Founder
Thomas M. Phillips, Vice President Robert L. Dickson, Treasurer
Don R. Vought, Secretary John C. Harmon, Building Chairman

Directors and Advisory Committee
Anita C. Schenck • Robert M. Kelly • Gregory C. Gibson • Linda Hiatt • Kelly R. Marks • C. Thomas Curling, Jr. • Edney B. Cheshire • Sam D. Hummel • Carl P. Wyatt • Mitchell L. Hunt • McArthur Sims • William J. Moore • Peter Reichard • Willard Danielson • Bonnie Carswell • Ed Deaton • Roger K. Brown • Bill Craft • John R. Beaman, Jr.

Benefactors
In memory of Dr. A. J. Tannenbaum by the Sigmund Sternberger Foundation

Guilford County Commissioners
Dorothy Kearns, Chairperson
Fred L. Preyer • J. Douglas Galyon • Paul W. Clapp • Paul H. Gibson, II • John Witherspoon, Manager

Greensboro City Council
John Forbis, Mayor
J. F. Kirkpatrick, Jr.
Dorothy Bardolph • Katie G. Dorsett • Joanne W. Bowie • Lois M. McManus • R. Cameron Cooke • Earl

By Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2010

2. Tannenbaum Park Marker

Jones • w. Lonnie Revels • Bill Carstarphen, Manager

Greensboro Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau

House Restoration provided by Greensboro Jaycees
with proceeds from the Greater Greensboro Open

Jaycee President
1985 – William Brady • 1986 – Ken Graham • 1987 – McArthur Sims

GGO Chairman
1985 – Ken Cassell
1986 – David Maraghy
1987 – George Hough

Mr. Jace Hobbs donated The Coble Barn

Patrons
American Express • Kathleen Price & Joseph M Bryan Family Foundation • Mrs. Beda Calhoun • Carolina By-Products Co. • Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Cobb • The Design Company • Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Merrill • Mr. John C. Harmon • Hillsdale Pond • Miss Katherine Hoskins • Mr. & Mrs. Sam D. Hummel • Mr. & Mrs. S. F. Jones • Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Reiner • Mr. & Mrs. J. F. Kirkpatrick, Jr. • Koury Corporation • Mr. Russ LaBelle • Dr. Robert Lawrence • Alexander Worth McAlister Foundation • Mr. & Mrs. George Moore • Mr. Jerone Pearson • Mary Norris Preyer Fund • Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Schenck • Mrs. Anita Schenck • Mr. Barry Siegel • Weaver Foundation • Mr. & Mrs. Davis Wyrick

Erected by Guilford Battleground Company.

Location. 36° 7.797′ N, 79° 51.122′

Marker in Tannenbaum Park Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2010

3. Marker in Tannenbaum Park

The marker is seen here nere the Hoskins House.

W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. Marker is at the intersection of New Garden Road and Battleground Avenue (U.S. 220), on the right when traveling east on New Garden Road. Click for map. Marker is located in Tannenbaum Historic Park. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2200 New Garden Road, Greensboro NC 27410, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. British Attack (a few steps from this marker); Hoskins Farmstead (within shouting distance of this marker); Tannenbaum Historic Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Guilford Courthouse (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); Joseph G. Cannon (about 600 feet away); Local Hero (approx. ¼ mile away); Col. Arthur Forbis (approx. ¼ mile away); Fragmented Attack (approx. 0.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Greensboro.

Also see . . .
1. Tannenbaum Historic Park. Guilford Battleground Company website. (Submitted on August 24, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)

2. The Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Account of the battle from the American Revolution War website. (Submitted on August 24, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 24, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 494 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 24, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.