Currie in Pender County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
We Women Have...To Let Our Voices Be Heard
---Mrs. Penelope Barker, October 25, 1774 after the events of the Edenton Tea Party.
| | Moores Creek National Battlefield | |
Photographed by Dave W, June 17, 2023
1. We Women Have...To Let Our Voices Be Heard Marker
Moores Creek National Battlefield is home to one of the only women's monuments on a Revolutionary War battlefield. Many women, on both sides, refused to stay on the sidelines of the conflict. They made their voices heard.
They were women like Penelope Barker, who organized the Edenton Tea Party in 1774. She ignored the traditional role of women, and led a protest against British taxes. This was one of the first major protests led by a woman.
They were women like Flora MacDonald whose loyalty and devotion were unbreakable. She rallied her fellow Scots Highlanders before Moores Creek. She paid a high price after the battle as the Patriots took her home and her husband as prisoner.
Later women captured this determined spirit. The Daughters of the American Revolution wanted to protect the Moores Creek story from being forgotten. They worked with federal officials, and helped Moores Creek become part of the National Park Service in 1926.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism
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Location. 34° 27.426′ N, 78° 6.612′ W. Marker is in Currie, North Carolina, in Pender County. It can be reached from Moores Creek Drive 0.3 miles west of North Carolina Route 210, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Moores Creek Dr, Currie NC 28435, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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 walking distance of this marker: Women's Monument (a few steps from this marker); Tarheel Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Trees for a Navy
Photographed by Dave W, June 17, 2023
2. We Women Have...To Let Our Voices Be Heard Marker
Also see . . . Moores Creek National Battlefield. National Park Service (Submitted on June 25, 2023.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 299 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
