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

Charles Gordon Jr.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 23, 2025

1. Charles Gordon Jr. Marker

Inscription.
Revolutionary War Soldier
Charles Gordon, Jr.
Major- NC
Born circa 1762 near Fredericksburg, VA
Died 24 March 1799 Wilkes Co., NC

Erected 2024 by Rendezvous Mountain Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 36° 1.079′ N, 81° 29.66′ W. Memorial is near Lenoir, North Carolina, in Caldwell County. It is on Fort Defiance Drive 0.2 miles east of North Carolina Route 268 when traveling east. Fort Defiance Drive ends at Fort Defiance. The marker is at the Lenoir Family Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1792 Fort Defiance Drive, 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 Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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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: William Lenoir (a few steps from this marker); A Storied Trail (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Revolutionary War Patriots (about 300 feet away); Patterson School Foundation (approx. 1½ miles away); Chapel of Rest (approx. 1.8 miles away); Collett Leventhorpe (approx. 1.9 miles away); Laura Foster (approx. 3.4 miles away); Patterson Mill (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lenoir.

Charles Gordon Jr. Marker and gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 23, 2025

2. Charles Gordon Jr. Marker and gravesite

Lenoir Family cemetery from Ft. Defiance parking lot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 23, 2025

3. Lenoir Family cemetery from Ft. Defiance parking lot

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 195 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 2, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.