Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Guilford Courthouse
Erected 2014 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-3.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is March 15, 1781.
Location. 36° 7.783′ N, 79° 51.215′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is at the intersection of Battleground Avenue (U.S. 220) and New Garden Road, on the right when traveling north on Battleground Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greensboro NC 27410, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and specifically in Piedmont Triad. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 walking distance of this marker: Joseph G. Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Hoskins Farmstead (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); British Attack (about 400 feet away); Tannenbaum Park (about 500 feet away); Tannenbaum Historic Park (about 600 feet away); Crown Forces at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse (approx. Ό mile away); Capt. James Tate (approx. 0.3 miles away); Col. Arthur Forbis (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Guilford Courthouse (has been replaced with this marker).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location also titled "Guilford Courthouse".
Also see . . . Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. National Park Service (Submitted on June 19, 2025.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2025, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 17, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2. submitted on May 17, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 3. submitted on June 19, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas.


