Lenoir in Caldwell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Fort Defiance
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 20, 2014
1. Fort Defiance Marker
Home of William Lenoir, leader in Revolution & public affairs. Built 1788-92 and named for colonial fort on the site 4½ miles east.
Erected 2007 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number N-1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 35° 59.422′ N, 81° 33.521′ W. Marker is in Lenoir, North Carolina, in Caldwell County. It is at the intersection of Yadkin River Road (County Route 1560) and North Carolina Highway 268, on the right when traveling north on Yadkin River Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lenoir NC 28645, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Patterson Mill (approx. Ό mile away); Collett Leventhorpe (approx. 2.2 miles away); Chapel of Rest (approx. 2.3 miles away); Patterson School Foundation (approx. 2.6 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 4 miles away); A Storied Trail (approx.
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Photographed by Don Morfe, August 20, 2014
2. Fort Defiance Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 785 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 29, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
