Near Reidsville in Rockingham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
High Rock Ford
Photographed By Michael Buckner, November 18, 2022
1. High Rock Ford Marker
Erected 1970 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-60.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is February 28, 1781.
Location. 36° 15.108′ N, 79° 33.862′ W. Marker is near Reidsville, North Carolina, in Rockingham County. Marker is on High Rock Road, 0.3 miles south of Kernodle Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Reidsville NC 27320, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lenox Castle (approx. 3.7 miles away); First Public School in N.C. (approx. 5.7 miles away); Alfred M. Scales (approx. 6.8 miles away); Friedens Church (approx. 8˝ miles away); Governor Reid House (approx. 9.2 miles away); Piedmont Railroad (approx. 9.2 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 9.2 miles away); Saint Paul United Methodist Church (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reidsville.
Also see . . . High Rock Ford - Continentals and British Play Cat-and-Mouse.
Continental Brig. Gen. Nathanael(Submitted on November 27, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina.)Greene has returned to North Carolina from Virginia after withdrawing there to regroup in early 1781, and is changing his army’s position frequently in hopes of delaying his planned confrontation with the British.
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British Lt. Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis was trying to pin down Greene. He generally kept his army in the vicinity of modern Burlington and moved north when getting intelligence on Greene’s location.
For two weeks, the American army spent no more than two nights in any one camp, trying to avoid a direct confrontation with Cornwallis. Greene is collecting as many part-time “militia” units as he can before the battle, and many N.C. and Virginia companies are on their way.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on January 28, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photo 1. submitted on November 27, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
