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

Charles Bruce

1733-1832

— Patriot – Statesman —

Charles Bruce Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 3, 2023

1. Charles Bruce Marker

Inscription. • Appointed by provincial Congress to purchase firearms and ammunition for troops, April, 1776.
• Member of Halifax Congress, November, 1776. On committee of accounts. Recruiting officer, 1777.
• Member of House of Commons, 1782.
• State senator, 1783.
• Commissioner of confiscated property, 1784.
• Chairman of county court.
• Member of boundary commission for division of Guilford County, 1785.
• Member of Council of State, 1790.
• Commissioner to build court house and jail, Greensboro, 1808.

Erected 1922 by Guilford Battle Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1776.

Location. 36° 12.03′ N, 79° 54.206′ W. Marker is in Summerfield, North Carolina, in Guilford County. Memorial is on Summerfield Road south of Centerfield Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7503 Summerfield Rd, Summerfield NC 27358, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Family Cemetery of Charles Bruce (within shouting distance of this marker); Rock Gym (about 700

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feet away, measured in a direct line); Train Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Southern Railway Freight Shed (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bruce's Crossroads (approx. half a mile away); Charles H. Willson House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Peace UMC (approx. 0.7 miles away); Laughlin School (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Summerfield.

Also see . . . Summerfield History. The community that became known as Summerfield traces its roots back to 1769 when Charles Bruce bought 640 acres in what is now the heart of Summerfield. During the Revolutionary War, the Bruce home was the birthplace and muster site for a group of patriots known as the “Friends of Liberty." (Town of Summerfield) (Submitted on October 20, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 3, 2023

2. Charles Bruce Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.