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Snow Camp in Alamance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

General John Butler

 
 
General John Butler Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Jordan, May 14, 2010
1. General John Butler Marker
Inscription.
1770 Sheriff of Orange County
1775 Moore's Creek Campaign
1779 August, GA, Charleston, SC
Stono Ferry, SC
1780 Camden, SC, Charlotte, NC
Salisbury, NC
1781 Guilford Court House, Lindley's Mill, Elizabethtown near Wilmington
 
Erected by Lt. Col. William Lindley USA Ret.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraLaw EnforcementPatriots & PatriotismWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.
 
Location. 35° 53.334′ N, 79° 20.58′ W. Marker is in Snow Camp, North Carolina, in Alamance County. Marker can be reached from Lindley Mill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7763 Lindley Mill Road, Snow Camp NC 27349, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Battle of Lindley's Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); September 13, 1781 (within shouting distance of this marker); Spring Friends Meeting (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Battle of Lindley's Mill Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Ernest Peter Dixon (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lindley's Mill (approx. 2.4 miles away); Uncle Eli's Quilting Party
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(approx. 2.7 miles away); Saxapahaw (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Snow Camp.
 
More about this marker. This marker is the third of three markers, down a trail on private property, across the road from Lindley's Mill. It is a short hike to the markers down a wide, wooded driveway that borders Cane Creek. The trail widens into a clearing and begins again on the other side. Insect repellant is recommended.
 
Additional keywords. Battle of Cane Creek, Eli Whitney Community, Mebane, Mebanesville, Graham
 
General John Butler Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Jordan, May 14, 2010
2. General John Butler Marker
Trailhead to Three Markers for Battle of Lindley's Mill image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Jordan, May 14, 2010
3. Trailhead to Three Markers for Battle of Lindley's Mill
Trail begins across the road from Lindley's Mill, down a driveway at the yellow and black caution signs, just before the bridge guardrail.
Lindley's Mill as it Stands Today image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Jordan, May 14, 2010
4. Lindley's Mill as it Stands Today
A working flour mill. Flour is available in 25 pound bags.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. This page has been viewed 1,664 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 14, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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