Battlefield in Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
A Heroine of ‘76
1781 – 1902
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 19, 2006
1. A Heroine of ‘76 Marker
mother of Elizabeth
the wife of Joseph
Morehead of N.C., and
grandmother of Captain
James and of John Morehead,
a young N.C. soldier under
Greene, rode horse-back from
her Maryland home and at
Guilford Court House nursed
to health a badly wounded son.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Revolutionary • Women.
Location. 36° 7.914′ N, 79° 50.796′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in Battlefield. Marker 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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2332 New Garden Rd, Greensboro NC 27410, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Captain James Morehead (here, next to this marker); Monument Row (a few steps from this marker); Brig-Gen. Jethro Sumner (a few steps from this marker); Gillies, (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington & Greene (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle Begins
this page online
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.)
3. The Battle of Guilford Courthouse 1781. An account of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse from a British perspective from BritishBattles.com. (Submitted on August 25, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 19, 2006
2. Turner Monument in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2010
3. Marker in Guilford Courthouse NMP
The Heroine of '76 is one of several monuments seen here on Monument Row.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2010
4. Closeup of Mrs. Keren Happuch Turner
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 19, 2006
5. Monument Row
The Turner 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 13, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,185 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on March 31, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 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 August 25, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on June 13, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
