Near Cleveland in Rowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Revolutionary War Patriots

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 25, 2026

1. Revolutionary War Patriots Marker

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

Erected 2026 by Elizabeth Maxwell Steele Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the America 250, and the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series lists.

Location. 35° 45.633′ N, 80° 41.06′ W. Memorial is near Cleveland, North Carolina, in Rowan County. It is on Third Creek Church Road 0.2 miles east of Chenault Road, on the left. Location is at the parking lot of Third Creek Presbyterian Church next to the cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2055 Third Creek Church Road, Cleveland NC 27013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally,

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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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Peter Stewart Ney (within shouting distance of this marker); Knox Home (approx. 2.1 miles away); Third Creek Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Back Creek Presbyterian Church (approx. 7.7 miles away); Cooleemee's Old Wood School (approx. 7.8 miles away); Cooleemee's Riverside Hotel (approx. 7.9 miles away); Cooleemee's Old Square (approx. 7.9 miles away); Four Houses of Worship (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Revolutionary War Patriots Marker. Third Creek Presbyterian Church is in the background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 25, 2026

2. Revolutionary War Patriots Marker. Third Creek Presbyterian Church is in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 20 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.