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

Rachel Caldwell

1742-1725

Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, August 20, 2013

1. Rachel Caldwell Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

>Rachel, wife of David Caldwell and daughter of Alexander Craighead, is noted in history as one of the heroic women of the American Revolution. She is especially cited for bravery on this land, her home place, where the British encamped, and ministering, with her husband, to the wounded and dying on the battlefield of Guilford Courthouse.

Erected 1935 by Rachel Caldwell Chapter - Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Revolutionary • Women. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 12, 1935.

Location. 36° 5.63′ N, 79° 50.52′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in Green Valley. Marker can be reached from West Cornwallis Drive. Located in the David Caldwell Historic Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greensboro NC 27410, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. David Caldwell D.D. (here, next to this marker); David Caldwell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct

Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, August 20, 2013

2. Rachel Caldwell Marker

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line); The Student (about 600 feet away); Camp Stokes (approx. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named David Caldwell (approx. 2.1 miles away); Masonic Home (approx. 2.1 miles away); University of N.C. at Greensboro (approx. 2.2 miles away); Fragmented Attack (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, August 20, 2013

3. Rachel Caldwell Marker

Rachel Caldwell & David Caldwell Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, August 20, 2013

4. Rachel Caldwell & David Caldwell Markers

Caldwell Log College/Homesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, August 20, 2013

5. Caldwell Log College/Homesite

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 374 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 20, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.