Colfax near Kernersville in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Guilford Courthouse Flag - 1781

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 20, 2026

1. Guilford Courthouse Flag - 1781 Marker

Inscription.
The Guilford Courthouse Flag is a military banner which reportedly flew at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Recognized by the reverse colors from the American flag during the Revolution. Soldiers carried flags featuring common American symbols but making them identifiable as a company or regimental flag. The original flag has been preserved since 1914 at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Vexillology series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.

Location. 36° 7.33′ N, 80° 2.078′ W. Marker is near Kernersville, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in Colfax. It is on Pleasant View Trail 0.8 miles Park Céntre Drive, on the left when traveling north. The marker is at ground level. It is a part of a flag display near the entrance of Carolina Field of Honor. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1945 Pleasant Vw Trl, Kernersville NC 27284, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Betsy Ross Flag - Circa 1790 (here, next to this marker); 20 Star Flag - 1818 (a few steps from this marker); National Flag - 1777 (within shouting distance of this marker); Grand Union Flag - 1775

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Great Star Flag - 1837 (within shouting distance of this marker); Gadsden Flag - 1775 (within shouting distance of this marker); Sons of Liberty Flag - 1775 (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Sumter Flag - 1861 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kernersville.

Guilford Courthouse Flag image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 20, 2026

2. Guilford Courthouse Flag

Guilford Courthouse Flag looking towards center obelisk at the Carolina Field of Honor image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 20, 2026

3. Guilford Courthouse Flag looking towards center obelisk at the Carolina Field of Honor

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 21, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.