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

General Nathanael Greene

1742 - 1786

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010

1. General Nathanael Greene Marker

Inscription. [ Right of Monument: ]
“ . . . in the very name Greene are remembered all the virtues and talents which can illustrate the patriot, the statesman, and the military leader.”
Marquis de Lafayette

[ Left of Monument: ]
“I never saw such fighting since God made me. The Americans fought like demons.”General Charles, Earl Cornwallis

[ Back of Monument: ]A Gift from
The Joseph M. Bryan Foundation
commemorating Greensboro’s Bicentennial
2008

James Barnhill, Sculptor

Erected 2008 by Joseph M. Bryan Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 2008.

Location. 36° 4.114′ N, 79° 47.51′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of S Greene Street and W McGee Street, in the median on S Greene Street. Marker is located in the center of the Holliday Traffic Circle in Greensboro. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greensboro NC 27401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jefferson Davis (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cigar Industry (about 400 feet away); North Carolina Railroad

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(about 400 feet away); Original Methodist Church / Former Methodist Cemetery (about 500 feet away); Confederate Cabinet (about 700 feet away); Lunsford Richardson (about 800 feet away); The Trial Of Benjamin Benson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pfc. Phill G. McDonald (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Also see . . . Biography of Major General Nathanael Greene. (Submitted on August 8, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Right of Gen. Greene Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010

2. Right of Gen. Greene Monument

Left of Gen. Greene Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010

3. Left of Gen. Greene Monument

Rear of Gen. Greene Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010

4. Rear of Gen. Greene Monument

General Nathanael Greene Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010

5. General Nathanael Greene Monument

General Nathanael Greene was the Commander of the Southern Army during the Revolutionary War. He fought British Gen. Cornwallus at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, not far from this monument, on March 15, 1781.

Greene Monument in Greensboro image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010

6. Greene Monument in Greensboro

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010

7. General Nathanael Greene Marker

Closeup General Nathanael Greene image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010

8. Closeup General Nathanael Greene

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 957 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on August 8, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.