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

David Schenck

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2010

1. David Schenck Marker

Inscription. The projector of this battle field’s
reclamation and organizer and
first president of the
Guilford Battle Ground Company
1835 1902

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 36° 7.995′ N, 79° 50.725′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on Guilford Courthouse Tour Road 0.2 miles east of Old Battleground Road, on the right when traveling west. 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 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

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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: Brig. Gen. Edward Stevens (within shouting distance of this marker); Park Founders (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Joseph M. Morehead (about 300 feet away); Capt. George Reynolds (about 300 feet away); The Monument and the General (about 400 feet away); Washington’s Southern States Tour (about 400 feet away); Nathanael Greene (about 500 feet away); Washington & Greene (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Also see . . . Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. National Park Service. (Submitted on August 28, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2010

2. David Schenck Marker

Marker in Guilford Courthouse NMP image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2010

3. Marker in Guilford Courthouse NMP

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 864 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 28, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.