Mooresville in Iredell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Site of Torrence Tavern
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 11, 2023
1. Site of Torrence Tavern Marker
and American soldiers occurred
February 1781.
Erected by
Mary Slocumb Chapter D.A.R.
1914.
Rededicated 2014
Erected 1914 by Mary Slocumb Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 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 February 1781.
Location. 35° 32.274′ N, 80° 50.958′ W. Marker is in Mooresville, North Carolina, in Iredell County. It is at the intersection of Langtree Road (State Road 1102) and Mount Mourae Road, on the right when traveling west on Langtree Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 134 Langtree Rd, Mooresville NC 28117, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Greater Charlotte. 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: Torrence's Tavern (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Centre Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); The History of Centre Presbyterian Church / Centre Patriots (approx. 0.9 miles away); Baker Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Stinson Hall (approx. 1.6 miles away); Granville Grant
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Also see . . . Torrence Tavern. Torrence's Tavern, located ten miles east of Beattie's Ford across the Catawba River on the road to Salisbury in present-day Iredell County, was the site of a stinging Revolutionary War defeat. ((By John Hairr, Encyclopedia of North Carolina, 2006; via NCpedia) (Submitted on December 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 11, 2023
2. Site of Torrence Tavern Marker
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