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

Captain James Morehead

1778-81. • 1800.

Photographed by Jamie Cox, November 1, 2014

1. Captain James Morehead Marker

Inscription. To
Captain James Morehead
of the 10th Regiment,
N.C. Continental Line.
Battle of Stono
June 20th 1779.
• • • • • •
Elizabethton July 1781.
Born 1750 Died 1815.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 36° 7.913′ N, 79° 50.801′ W. Memorial is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It can be reached from New Garden Road west of Old Battleground Road, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park on the Monument Row walking trail, just north of the Visitor Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2332 New Garden Rd, Greensboro NC 27410, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory

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of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Heroine of ‘76 (here, next to this marker); Monument Row (a few steps from this marker); Brig-Gen. Jethro Sumner (a few steps from this marker); The Battle Begins (within shouting distance of this marker); Gillies, (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington & Greene (within shouting distance of this marker); Nathaniel Macon (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Also see . . .
1. Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. National Park Service. (Submitted on June 14, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. The Battle of Guilford Courthouse. American Revolutionary War website. (Submitted on June 14, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 19, 2006

2. Captain James Morehead Marker

Marker in Guilford Courthouse NMP image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2010

3. Marker in Guilford Courthouse NMP

Monument Row image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 19, 2006

4. Monument Row

The Captain James Morehead Monument is on Monument Row, a walking trail in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park behind the Visitor Center. It can be seen on the old postcard on this wayside marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,534 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on March 31, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on November 3, 2014, by Jamie Cox of Melbourne, Florida. 2. submitted on June 14, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on August 23, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on June 14, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.