Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Joseph M. Morehead
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, June 13, 2025
1. Joseph M. Morehead Marker
Joseph M. Morehead
Vice-President, acting President,
and second President of the
Guilford Battle Ground Company
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1781.
Location. 36° 7.965′ N, 79° 50.67′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on Guilford Courthouse Auto Tour Road, on the left when traveling west. Marker is located 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 Thirteen Colonies, one
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Capt. George Reynolds (a few steps from this marker); Park Founders (within shouting distance of this marker); The Monument and the General (within shouting distance of this marker); Nathanael Greene (within shouting distance of this marker); Brig. Gen. Edward Stevens (within shouting distance of this marker); Signers of the Declaration (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Signers Monument (about 300 feet away); John Penn (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.
Also see . . .
1. Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. National Park Service website. (Submitted on August 28, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. The Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Account of the battle from the American Revolution War website. (Submitted on August 28, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2010
2. Joseph M. Morehead Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2010
3. Joseph M. Morehead Monument
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2010
4. Guilford Courthouse Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 857 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 17, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 28, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
