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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Guilford County, North Carolina
Adjacent to Guilford County, North Carolina
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| | General Johnston's men
paid off and mustered
out near here, May 1-2,
1865, after surrender
near Durham. April 26. — — Map (db m17845) HM |
| | Leader of women in their quest for finer and more productive living - mentor by her writings, of those seeking to live graciously - by her eloquence, inspired youth to nobler achievements; by her vigor of mind and force of character, championed for . . . — — Map (db m49437) HM |
| | Approximate Center Of Guilford County as Determined for the Establishment of Greensborough as the County Seat of Guilford County, 1808.
In 1807 a petition from the people of southeast Guilford, many of whom were from the German settlements, . . . — — Map (db m99824) HM |
| | This stone, which now falls within the boundaries of Guilford College, marks the northeast corner of 53 acres purchased for “five sterling” from Richard Williams by Henry Ballinger and Thomas Hunt for the New Garden Friends Meeting and . . . — — Map (db m63029) HM |
| | This site was occupied by the 1st Virginia Cavalry under Lieutenant Colonel William Washington Cont’l Line and it was here Captain Griffin Fauntleroy, 1st Va. Lt. Dragoons, Cont’l Line was mortally wounded on March 15, 1781. Born September 28, 1754. . . . — — Map (db m34881) HM |
| | Mrs. Keren Happuch Turner mother of Elizabeth the wife of Joseph Morehead of N.C., and grandmother of Captain James and of John Morehead, a young N.C. soldier under Greene, rode horse-back from her Maryland home and at Guilford Court House nursed to . . . — — Map (db m19926) HM |
| | Albion Winegar Tourgee, a native of Ohio and veteran of the Union Army, moved to Greensboro in 1865 and led a campaign to secure justice for African—Americans. He was an organizer of the Republican Party in NC, a delegate to the convention . . . — — Map (db m99398) HM |
| | Union army officer, author, judge. Member of 1868 Convention. Home was 2 blocks S. — — Map (db m2325) HM |
| | As the Americans withdrew from the field they lost all four of their cannons to the British. Two of the six-pounder guns fired the opening shots in the battle from the center of the first line. Greene ordered them pulled back to join his other two . . . — — Map (db m63031) HM |
| | To Cornwallis, Guilford Courthouse was not a military or strategic objective. Greene’s army was his target. After receiving intelligence that the British were marching toward the American camp, Greene switched his battle plans from attack to . . . — — Map (db m11592) HM |
| | Early on Mar. 15, 1781, the British and American forces skirmished near the New Garden Meeting House prior to the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. — — Map (db m63017) HM |
| | Methodist. Begun 1874; reorganized as woman's college, 1926. Named for Lyman Bennett of Troy, N.Y. Campus 2 bl. S. — — Map (db m54064) HM |
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Four Students at North Carolina A & T State University conducted the first lunch counter sit-in on February 1, 1960 at the Woolworth Store.
Franklin McCain
Joseph McNeil
Ezell Blair, Jr. David Richmond
"Sometimes taking a stand . . . — — Map (db m54076) HM |
| | On this spot Brig. Gen. Edward Stevens was wounded while making a gallant stand with his Virginia Troops — — Map (db m34779) HM |
| | Brig – Gen. Jethro Sumner Born in the year 1733 Died March 18, 1785 ---------------- Colonel of the Third North Carolina Continental Troops April 15, 1776 Charleston, June 28, 1776 Brandywine, Sept. 11, 1777 Germantown, Oct. 4, 1777 Monmouth, . . . — — Map (db m19921) HM |
| | British General Lord Cornwallis placed troops on both sides of New Garden Road below the fields of Joseph Hoskins’ farmstead. Ahead of them the North Carolina militia, drawn up behind a fence line, was supported by two cannons in the middle of the . . . — — Map (db m34799) HM |
| | Presbyterian, organized about 1756. Present building, the third, was erected in 1827. Revolutionary soldiers buried here. — — Map (db m30836) HM |
| | Confederate camp of instruction for conscripts and prison for deserters was located here in 1864-1865. When the war ended, 200 Union prisoners were held here. Camp Stokes was commanded by Major Jesse R. McLean of Greensboro. — — Map (db m98648) HM |
| | In Memoriam Capt. George Reynolds 1754 – 1813 Officer under General Green in Revolutionary Army [ Rear of Marker: ] Erected by Charter Members of George Reynolds Chapter D. A. R. Mrs. E. R. Taylor • Mrs. A. M. Ivey • Mrs. K. R. . . . — — Map (db m34780) HM |
| | Capt. James Tate VA. Rifleman March 15, 1781 — — Map (db m81638) HM |
| | To Captain James Morehead of the 10th Regiment, N.C. Continental Line. Battle of Stono June 20th 1779 • • • • • • Elizabethton July 1781 Born 1750 Died 1815 — — Map (db m78616) HM |
| | Originally located in eastern Guilford County this one-and-a-half story structure was the home of Christian and Mary Isley. Like other German families, the Isleys migrated to North Carolina from Pennsylvania. In 1788 they purchased approximately 300 . . . — — Map (db m54098) HM |
| | In Honor of Col. Arthur Forbis of the N.C. Troops who fell at his post in the discharge of duty on this memorable field of battle. March 15, 1791. Presented by McGalliard & Huske July, 4 1887. — — Map (db m11598) HM |
| | Moses and Ceasar Cone pioneered marketing of textiles; manufactured denim & flannel. Their first mill, Proximity, 1895, was 1/4 mile N.E. — — Map (db m31027) HM |
| | The Tarpley breech-loading carbine was manufactured by Tarpley, Garrett & Co. at the site of the old Pioneer Foundry, located 300 yards east. Jere A. Tarpley received a patent from the Confederate Government for the carbine on February 14, 1863. In . . . — — Map (db m34096) HM |
| | Members of the cabinet, fleeing south, occupied a railroad car near this spot, Apr. 11-15, 1865. — — Map (db m31033) HM |
| | Confederate hospital set up in the First Presbyterian Church to receive wounded from battle of Bentonville, 1865, was here. — — Map (db m2284) HM |
| | Another such victory would ruin the British army. Charles James Fox, addressing the House of Commons after news of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse reached London. Fighting along the third line swayed back and forth. From Continental . . . — — Map (db m63034) HM |
| | In memory of the men who fought and the units of the Crown Forces in which they served at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse March 15, 1781 MMXVI < Rear of Monument: > Lt. Gen. Charles, 2nd Earl Cornwallis Commanding Officer Lest We . . . — — Map (db m95942) HM |
| | Educator, minister, & orator for Patriot cause. His "Log College," a classical academy, stood 2½ miles northwest. — — Map (db m74938) HM |
| | Educator, minister, & physician. Operated famous "Caldwell Log College" near here from 1767 till 1824. Home site of Dr. David and Rachel Caldwell 100 yards West, donated by Mr. & Mrs. Edward Benjamin to North Carolina Society for The Preservation of . . . — — Map (db m99799) HM |
| | Preacher, teacher, physician, patriot, statesman. On this land, date of deed 1765, one-half mile north of this marker, is the site of his home place and famous "log college" opened 1767.
This tablet erected by the North Carolina Society of . . . — — Map (db m99803) HM |
| | Founder, Guilford Battle Ground Company, 1887. Led effort to preserve battlefield. His grave is 200 yds. northwest. — — Map (db m30992) HM |
| | The projector of this battle field’s reclamation and organizer and first president of the Guilford Battle Ground Company 1835 1902 — — Map (db m34992) HM |
| | The small monument in the field commemorates the death of Lt. Col. James Stewart (Stuart) of the Second Battalion of Guards. During hand-to-hand fighting, Captain John Smith of the 1st Maryland Regiment cut down Stewart with a heavy saber. Accounts . . . — — Map (db m11579) HM |
| | In 1888, David Schenck, searching for battlefield artifacts, found the upturned bones of three unidentified soldiers on a farm north of the park. From buttons found in the grave, supposedly marked “USA,” Schenck concluded that the . . . — — Map (db m34986) HM |
| | Thursday March 15, 1781 Three Continental Soldiers Rest Here In fame’s eternal camping ground — — Map (db m34990) HM |
| | Hostess and social leader. Wife of President Madison. Birthplace stood 1½ mi. northeast. — — Map (db m34099) HM |
| | Dr. David Caldwell Born 1724 Died 1824 Preacher Teacher Physician Patriot 1909 — — Map (db m81645) HM |
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[ Upper Marker ]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Wilbur Lee Mapp
1994
[ Main Marker ]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., planned to speak at Trinity AME Zion Church in Greensboro (a few blocks from here) on April 4, 1968. He canceled his . . . — — Map (db m54074) HM |
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Dedicated in Memory of
Dr. Ronald E. McNair
1950 - 1986
• Astronaut
• Scientist
• Humanitarian
"A genuine American Hero who
carried the name of A & T State
University magnificently to the
far corners of the universe." . . . — — Map (db m54072) HM |
| | Established by John M. Morehead, operated, 1840-1862, 1868-1871. Building, burned in 1872, stood at this site. — — Map (db m30958) HM |
| | Radio correspondent in London during World War Two. Television interviewer & commentator. Born one mile east. — — Map (db m30834) HM |
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Pioneer in Broadcast Journalism
and Guilford County Native
Sculpture by Ogden Deal
Commissioned by
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
and
Cumberland Development Corporation
1970 — — Map (db m54071) HM |
| | This monument honors Maj. Joseph Winston and the Surry County rifleman who fought stubbornly beside William Campbell and “Light-Horse Harry” Lee. During the fierce struggle with British regiments, Lee’s Legion veered southeast of the . . . — — Map (db m11578) HM |
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Gift of Captain Basil John Fisher
1851-1903
Native of Aberdeen, Scotland, linguist, world traveler, horseman, British Army officer, served in India, came to the United States with two fellow officers in 1895, settled first in Asheboro, gold . . . — — Map (db m99837) HM |
| | Among these trees you may find it difficult to stay oriented to the battlefield. The combatants faced the same problem. Stationed here on the left flank of the American First Line, Lt. Col. Henry Lee and his legion of cavalry and infantry had orders . . . — — Map (db m11576) HM |
| | Originally located in northwest Guilford County, this two-story log house was the home of Francis and Mary Boyd McNairy. Like other Scots-Irish families, the McNairys migrated to North Carolina from Pennsylvania. In 1762, they purchased 640 acres of . . . — — Map (db m54097) HM |
| | [ 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 . . . — — Map (db m34179) HM |
| | World War II fighter pilot. N.C.'s leading ace. Killed in action. Home 1 block east. — — Map (db m54067) HM |
| | “Dulce et Decorum est pro patria mori” Erected by the Literary Societies and alumni of Oak Ridge Institute May 6th, 1898 to the memory of the gallant Gillies who fell under the swords of Tarleton’s dragoons near Oak Ridge, . . . — — Map (db m78617) HM |
| | First college chartered for women in N.C., 1838. Founded by Methodist Church. Coeducational since 1954. — — Map (db m30893) HM |
| | Est. by Robert P. Dick & John H. Dillard in 1878. About 300 graduates licensed. School, which was here, closed 1893. — — Map (db m30918) HM |
| | World War II training camp and overseas replacement depot, 1943-1946. Over 330,000 servicemen were processed here. This is center of 652 acre site. — — Map (db m31088) HM |
| | A coeducational college operated by the Society of Friends. Chartered as New Garden Boarding School in 1834. Opened in 1837. — — Map (db m63023) HM |
| | Established in 1911, it was the first county health department in N.C. and second in U.S. Now two blocks north. — — Map (db m31000) HM |
| | In Honor of
Guilford County Men
Who Died in Vietnam
(names and dates not yet transcribed)
— — Map (db m99839) WM |
| | Important battle of the Revolution between armies of Greene and Cornwallis. U.S. military park. — — Map (db m30803) HM |
| | On March 15, 1781, the crackling of musket fire, the clamor of headlong cavalry charges, and the cries of the wounded disturbed the serenity of these woods and fields. Coming late in the war, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse was a climatic episode . . . — — Map (db m35023) HM |
| | On March 15, 1781, the crackling of musket fire, the clamor of headlong cavalry charges, and the cries of the wounded disturbed the serenity of these woods and fields. Coming late in the war, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse was a climatic episode . . . — — Map (db m81642) HM |
| | Henry Ell Frye, attorney, legislator, businessman and judge, has played a major role in local and state history since 1968 when he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives. The first African—American member of the General . . . — — Map (db m99399) HM |
| | Of the Second Bat- alion of the Queens Guards, was killed at this spot by Captain John Smith of the First Maryland Regiment. [ Left Side of Monument: ] Col. Stuart’s sword was unburied here in 1866. [ Right Side of Monument: ] Erected by . . . — — Map (db m34893) HM |
| | Joseph Hoskins bought his 150-acre farmstead for £200 “Current money of the State of North Carolina” in May 1778. Not much is known about the property and how it was utilized after Hoskins purchased it, but his will indicates some . . . — — Map (db m34831) HM |
| | Lutheran. Founded 1903, and moved here in 1905; prepared black students for work in theology & education. Closed 1961. — — Map (db m31086) HM |
| | On April 18, 1942, 16 land-based Army B-25 Mitchell bombers led by Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle took off from the Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet to attack Japan. This historic mission was the first offensive action Of World War II against . . . — — Map (db m99838) HM WM |
| | The President of the Confederacy held two meetings of his cabinet, April 12-13, 1865, at the home of J. T. Wood, which was a few yards N. — — Map (db m31078) HM |
| | Governor, 1841-45. An advocate for railroads & industrial development. Lived at Blandwood. — — Map (db m31005) HM |
| | John Penn Signer of the Declaration of Independence Placed by Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Inc. — — Map (db m81683) HM |
| | Member of Congress for 46 years from Illinois, Speaker of the House, 1903-11. His birthplace stood 1½ miles southwest. — — Map (db m30855) HM |
| | Memorial to Joseph Gurney Cannon For forty-six years congressman from Illinois Speaker, National House of Representatives, 1903-1911 who was born one and a half miles north of this place on May 7, 1836 — — Map (db m63027) HM |
| | July 9th, 1840. January 1, 1911. Joseph M. Morehead Vice-President, acting President, and second President of the Guilford Battle Ground Company — — Map (db m35003) HM |
| | According to the Guilford Battle Ground Company, the British Guards emerged from the woods, crossed this open field, and clashed on the right with the American third line. In the 1880s this version of the battle seemed to agree with the historical . . . — — Map (db m11595) HM |
| | Anti-slavery leader, reputed president of “Underground Railroad,” was born about 4 miles north. Moved to Indiana in 1826. — — Map (db m63022) HM |
| | Seedling from Liberty Oak Tree Revolutionary War Planted March 1987 by Guilford Battle Chapter NSDAR — — Map (db m15738) HM |
| | In memoriam. Lieut. Col. “Hal.” Dixon, of Caswell County N.C. 3rd N.C. Regiment, Continental Line Brandywine Sept. 11 1777. Germantown Oct. 4th 1777. Monmouth June 20th 1778. Stono Ferry June 20th 1779. . . . — — Map (db m81644) HM |
| | First air mail flight through N.C. landed here May 1, 1928. Charles Lindbergh, on Oct. 14, 1927, landed nearby to open field. — — Map (db m30835) HM |
| | The first permanent public graded school in N.C. opened in 1875 in a building which stood on this site. — — Map (db m54060) HM |
| | This monument honors Capt. Arthur Forbis of the Guilford County militia. At approximately this site along the American first line, Forbis picked off one of the British officers who was leading the redcoat advance. Forbis was wounded during the . . . — — Map (db m11597) HM |
| | A pharmacist and entrepreneur, he created Vicks VapoRub in 1894 while operating a drugstore 150 yards north. — — Map (db m30938) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m97535) HM |
| | Maryland’s tribute to her heroic dead. ----------- Erected by members of the Maryland Historical Society in memory of the soldiers of the Maryland Line. 1781-1892 ---------- Non Omnis Moriar — — Map (db m34991) HM |
| | Established in 1912 by Grand Lodge of Masons and Order of Eastern Star for their aged. — — Map (db m63053) HM |
| | To the memory of the men of Greensboro and Guilford County, who fought for North Carolina and the Confederacy in the War for Southern Independence. 1861 - 1865 These while in the prime of life, fought, bled and died; walking in the steps of . . . — — Map (db m34178) HM |
| | The old postcard (below) depicts the Guilford Battle Ground Company’s treatment of the battlefield landscape. In 1887 the company began constructing the row of monuments and arched entrance gates. Installing a total of thirty-two monuments on . . . — — Map (db m35008) HM |
| | First steam-powered cotton mill in N.C. Operated ca. 1934-80 in large brick building that stood 2 blocks N. — — Map (db m2288) HM |
| | Loyal Whig – Enthusiastic Patriot Revolutionary Heroine We are indebted to E. W. Caruthers for the eventfull story of her life. — — Map (db m34783) HM |
| | Chartered in 1891 as a land grant college for blacks. Since 1972 a campus of The University of North Carolina. — — Map (db m54070) HM |
| | [Front of monument pedestal]:
Appointed Major General in command of the Southern Army October 14, 1780
Born in Rhode Island August 7, 1742
Died in Georgia June 19 1786
[Left Side of monument pedestal]:
Guilford Court House . . . — — Map (db m6975) HM |
| | Nathaniel Macon willed that his memorial should consist only of rude stones. ---------- Here they are. — — Map (db m19929) HM |
| | Meeting for worship was begun in 1751; became a Monthly Meeting, 1754. Present bldg. is here. — — Map (db m74937) HM |
| | Opened interior of N.C. The ground-breaking took place nearby, July 11, 1851. First president, John Motley Morehead. — — Map (db m34097) HM |
| | William Sydney Porter, 1862-1910, better known by his pen name O Henry, gained fame as a gifted short story writer. O Henry's parents, Dr. Algernon Sidney Porter and Mary Jane Virginia Swaim Porter, his grandparents, Sidney and Ruth Worth Porter, . . . — — Map (db m54078) HM |
| | William Sydney Porter, 1862-1910, short story witer, lived in a house which stood near here. — — Map (db m2320) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m97534) HM |
| | (side 1)
Original Methodist Church
1831
Here in 1830-31, 64 Methodists led by Peter Doub built the first church in Greensboro. Moving to a second church on West Market Street in 1851, the congregation relocated a third and final . . . — — Map (db m35093) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m99814) WM |
| | Nearby monuments commemorate park founders David Schenck and Joseph M. Morehead. Appalled at the neglect of the battlefield in the 1880s, Schenck directed the purchase of historic land and incorporated the Guilford Battle Ground Company to preserve . . . — — Map (db m35002) HM |
| | To Peter FranciscoA giant in stature, might and courage – who slew in this engagement eleven of the enemy with his own broad sword rendering himself thereby perhaps the most famous private soldier of the Revolutionary War. [ Reverse Side: . . . — — Map (db m34889) HM |
| | Pfc. Phill G. McDonald
September 13, 1941 - June 7, 1968
U.S. Army, Company A, 1st Battalion
14th Infantry, 4th Division
Congressional Medal of Honor
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his own . . . — — Map (db m99840) WM |
| | Railroad line between Greensboro and Danville. Constructed, 1862-1864, for the Confederacy. Its terminus was nearby. — — Map (db m31071) HM |
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