Snow Camp in Alamance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

A Memorial to British Troops Who Died in the Old Meeting House

Photographed By Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010

1. A Memorial to British Troops Who Died in the Old Meeting House Marker

Inscription. A memorial to British troops who died in the Old Meeting House during Cornwallis encampment here on his retreat from Guilford Courthouse March 1781.
Erected by Troop 46 B.S.A. Henry Overman Leader Who Died Before Completing It.

Erected by Boy Scout Troop 46.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Notable Events • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.

Location. 35° 53.405′ N, 79° 26.722′ W. Marker is in Snow Camp, North Carolina, in Alamance County. Marker can be reached from West Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road. Marker is in the cemetery at Cane Creek Meeting. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 719 West Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, Snow Camp NC 27349, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cane Creek Friends Meeting Since 1751 / Abigail Overman Pike 1709 - 1781 (within shouting distance of this marker); Cane Creek Meeting (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Freedom Hill Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cane Creek Meeting House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Micajah McPherson (approx. 0.7 miles away); Snow Camp

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Allen House (approx. 1½ miles away); Early Railroads (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Snow Camp.

Additional keywords. Alamance, Graham, Burlington, Quaker Church, Society of Friends, Spring, Eli Whitney Community, Haw River, Nathanael Greene

Photographed By Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010

2. A Memorial to British Troops Who Died in the Old Meeting House Marker

Cemetery at Cane Creek Meeting image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Patrick G. Jordan, May 9, 2010

3. Cemetery at Cane Creek Meeting

Cane Creek Meeting image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010

4. Cane Creek Meeting

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2010, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,332 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 10, 2010, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.