Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Signers Monument

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 19, 2006

1. Signers Monument Marker

Inscription. In Memoriam
William Hooper and John Penn
delegates from
North Carolina 1776 to the
Continental Congress and signers
of the Declaration of Independence.
Their remains were reinterred
here 1894. Hewes’ grave is lost.
He was the third signer.
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“Lee, Henry and Hooper were the
orators of the Congress”
John Adams’ diary Vol.2.P.396 1774

Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #02 John Adams, and the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 36° 7.915′ N, 79° 50.684′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is at the intersection of Guilford Courthouse Auto Tour Road and Old Battleground Road, on the left when traveling west on Guilford Courthouse Auto Tour Road. Marker is in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, on the Auto Tour at stop 8. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2332 New Garden Rd, Greensboro NC 27410, United

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States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and 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: Signers of the Declaration (here, next to this marker); William Hooper (here, next to this marker); John Penn (here, next to this marker); Nathanael Greene (within shouting distance of this marker); The Monument and the General (within shouting distance of this marker); Park Founders (within shouting distance of this marker); Capt. George Reynolds (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph M. Morehead (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Also see . . . Guilford Courthouse National Military Park.

Signers Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 19, 2006

2. Signers Monument

National Park Service. (Submitted on August 25, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)