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

Mrs. Martha McFarlane McGee-Bell

1735 - 1820

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2010

1. Mrs. Martha McFarlane McGee-Bell Marker

Inscription. Loyal Whig – Enthusiastic Patriot
Revolutionary Heroine

We are indebted to E. W. Caruthers
for the eventfull story of her life.

Erected 1928 by Daughters of the American Revolution – Alexander Martin Chapter, High Point, N. C.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary • Women. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. 36° 7.899′ N, 79° 50.751′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on New Garden Road 0.2 miles south of New Garden Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, along a walking path behind 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.

Regionally, this marker 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

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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 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: Washington & Greene (within shouting distance of this marker); Gillies, (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington’s Southern States Tour (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (within shouting distance of this marker); Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (within shouting distance of this marker); A Heroine of ‘76 (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain James Morehead (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument Row (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Also see . . .
1. Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. National Park Service website. (Submitted on August 23, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. The Battle of Guilford Courthouse.

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

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2010

2. Marker in Guilford Courthouse NMP

Account of the battle from the American Revolution War website. (Submitted on August 23, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2010

3. Mrs. Martha McFarlane McGee-Bell Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,824 times since then and 89 times this year. Last updated on May 3, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 23, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.