Burlington in Alamance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Battle of Alamance
Erected 2013 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-2.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 16, 1771.
Location. 36° 3.639′ N, 79° 28.276′ W. Marker is in Burlington, North Carolina, in Alamance County. It is on Alamance Road (State Highway 62) 0.1 miles south of Bonnie Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2821 Alamance Rd, Burlington NC 27215, 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pyle's Defeat (approx. 1.4 miles away); Tryons Camp (approx. 1.7 miles away); Johnston Moves West (approx. 1.7 miles away); Alamance Cotton Mill (approx. 1.7 miles away); Alamance Mill Village (approx. 1.7 miles away); Trading Path (approx. 1.9 miles away); Dentzel Carousel (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Pyle's Defeat (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burlington.
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 588 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
