Near Lenoir in Caldwell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Revolutionary War Patriots

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 23, 2025

1. Revolutionary War Patriots Marker

Inscription.
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation.
1775-1783

Presented by Tucker's Barn Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States.

Erected by Tucker's Barn Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 36° 1.033′ N, 81° 29.673′ W. Memorial is near Lenoir, North Carolina, in Caldwell County. It can be reached from Fort Defiance Drive 0.2 miles east of North Carolina Route 268, on the right when traveling east. Fort Defiance Drive ends at Fort Defiance Park. The marker is in front of the visitors center on the grounds of Fort Defiance. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1792 Fort Defiance Dr, Lenoir NC 28645, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the

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Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Storied Trail (here, next to this marker); William Lenoir (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Gordon Jr. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Patterson School Foundation (approx. 1.4 miles away); Chapel of Rest (approx. 1.8 miles away); Collett Leventhorpe (approx. 1.8 miles away); Laura Foster (approx. 3½ miles away); Patterson Mill (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lenoir.

Also see . . . Fort Defiance. (Submitted on April 3, 2025.)

Full view Revolutionary War Patriots Marker in front of Ft. Defiance Visitor's Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 23, 2025

2. Full view Revolutionary War Patriots Marker in front of Ft. Defiance Visitor's Center

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.