Originally German Reformed. Now United Church of Christ. Served in 1759 by James Martin. This church was begun in 1813 and was remodeled in 1840. — — Map (db m216920) HM
Builder and designer of saw mills, grist mills, and cotton mills, his work helped industrialize the Central Piedmont. In Gibonsonville he built Minneola Cotton Mill on Railroad Ave (1886); Hiawatha Cotton Mill on Eugene St. (1893); his home on . . . — — Map (db m216453) 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 m215873) 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 m219600) 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 Burial . . . — — Map (db m219400) 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 . . . — — Map (db m219613) HM
First Alamance Church building about) 1762 - about) 1800. Second Alamance Church building about) 1800 - 1844.
In the church on this spot, the Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina was organized Oct. 7th, 1813. — — Map (db m175453) 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 that . . . — — Map (db m219410) 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 . . . — — Map (db m219409) 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 m219407) 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 m216228) HM
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 m219413) 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 m219404) 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 . . . — — Map (db m219414) 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 m219420) 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
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 m219355) WM
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, 1781. — — Map (db m219416) WM
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 m219619) 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 m219601) 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 . . . — — Map (db m218335) HM
Built 1907 by Rev. Walter Makepeace Curtis (b. 1867 - d. 1955) Secretary-Treasurer and Business Manager of Greensboro College from 1905 - 1939 — — Map (db m219363) 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. . . . — — Map (db m219401) HM
[ 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 m219603) HM
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 m221866) 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 American second . . . — — Map (db m218715) HM
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 m219597) 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 m218350) 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, N.C. Feb. . . . — — Map (db m219357) HM WM
Ku Klux Klan members and American Nazis, on Nov. 3. 1979, shot and killed five Communist Workers Party members one-tenth mile north. — — Map (db m219790) 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 m219595) 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 m218338) 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 m221871) HM
This public art seating area reflects input from residents of the Fisher Park neighborhood who attended a community meeting led by the artist. Fisher Park, assumed its role as Greensboro's first suburb in 1902. Located adjacent to Greensboro's . . . — — Map (db m219365) 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
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 yds. N. — — Map (db m219617) HM
John Penn Signer of the Declaration of Independence Placed by Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Inc. — — Map (db m221870) 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 m219408) 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
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 m219418) HM
Early female commercial pilot. Joined the British Air Transport Auxiliary during WWII. Died in plane crash, 1943. Her grave is 75 yards NE. — — Map (db m219612) 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 m219616) 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 m218346) HM
Loyal Whig – Enthusiastic Patriot Revolutionary Heroine We are indebted to E. W. Caruthers for the eventfull story of her life. — — Map (db m221872) 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
In the 1930's, the Goshen Red Wings were organized on this site as a community Negro baseball team. The team was organized by F.B. Morris, principal of Goshen School. The original school and ballfield are located here.
In 1947, the Goshen . . . — — Map (db m180126) HM
Dedicated to the
Memory of
300 Unknown Soldiers
by the Ladies'
Memorial Asso. of
Greensboro, N.C.
—————
which became
Daughters of the Confederacy
Guilford Chapter 301, 1899 — — Map (db m219350) 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
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 m219605) WM
During 1948 epidemic, integrated hospital built in 95 days. In 1963, it was makeshift jail for civil rights protesters. Operated ⅒ mi. S. — — Map (db m219787) HM
This trail follows the second American line for a half-mile to Stop 8 on the Tour Road. All along the line, Virginia militia opened their ranks for the retreating North Carolinians and then waited tensely for the British attack. The first section . . . — — Map (db m219403) HM
In Memoriam William Hooper and John Penn delegates from North Carolina 1776 to the Continental Congress and signers of the Declaration of Independence. Their remains were reinterred here 1894. Hewes’ grave is lost. He was the third signer. . . . — — Map (db m34883) HM
This monument honors the three North Carolina delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776. Although Hooper and Penn were reburied here in 1894, they had no direct ties to the battle. The relation . . . — — Map (db m11891) HM
After swiftly rolling over the American first line, the British met unexpected resistance here. Greene had posted the second line in the woods astride New Garden Road, and the Patriots held a strong position along the high ground just ahead. Firing . . . — — Map (db m11577) HM
In 1778 Joseph and Hannah Hoskins moved to Guilford County from Chester County, Pennsylvania, and purchased 150 acres of land here from James Ross. During the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on March 15, 1781, the British army formed its first battle . . . — — Map (db m34841) HM
This park is dedicated by the Guilford Battleground Company to the brave men and women who fought and served here for our freedom in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on March 15, 1781 and to all those who came together to preserve this site for . . . — — Map (db m34849) HM
They are all gone now with their tattered flags and their faded uniforms. Shiloh, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain, Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, Ezra Church, Jonesboro, Franklin, . . . — — Map (db m221878) HM
You are standing 200 yards behind the first American line, which stood looking across what was then an open field. A quarter-mile away the British arrived and formed well-ordered ranks on either side of New Garden Road. To the untrained North . . . — — Map (db m219405) HM
Crisscrossed by a stream and swampy valley, and with limited access to the central hub of Elm Street, the area that is now known as Fisher Park remained undeveloped until the late nineteenth century.
Fisher Park is named for Captain Basil . . . — — Map (db m219364) HM
Nathanael Greene’s statue, the largest in the park, looks like the monument of a victor. But by the end of the day the British had forced him from the field.
The fighting did not go according to plan for either side. After an orderly retreat, . . . — — Map (db m6972) HM
There were Presbyterians in North Carolina from the earliest days of the Colony. The most numerous groups, the Scots-Irish and the Highland Scots, arrived in large numbers during the 18th century. The former settled largely in the Piedmont and . . . — — Map (db m216363) HM
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