Moores Creek National Battlefield (U.S. National Park Service)
WEBIn the early morning hours of February 27, 1776, Loyalist forces charged across a partially dismantled Moores Creek Bridge. Beyond the bridge, nearly 1,000 North Carolina Patriots waited quietly with cannons and muskets poised to fire.
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WEBMoores Creek National Battlefield is a battlefield managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The park commemorates the 1776 victory of a thousand patriots over about eight hundred loyalists at Moore's Creek .
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WEBJul 22, 2020 · Watch Moores Creek National Battlefield for a virtual tour through weaponry in American history, from the 17th to 20th centuries!
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WEBJul 13, 2023 · Moores Creek National Battlefield is open daily from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Areas of access include the History and Tar Heel trails, Earthworks and Battlefield, and Widow Moores Creek Bridge. Additionally, access to picnic areas and the creek are available during these hours.
Moores Creek National Battlefield
WEBFeb 27, 2024 · The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge was the catalyst for North Carolina's state independence. 12 additional states declared independence shortly thereafter. "King George and Broadswords!" shouted loyalists as they charged across partially dismantled Moore's Creek bridge on February 27, 1776.
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WEBMoores Creek National Battlefield. This is the site of one of the first battles in the South during the Revolutionary War and the first significant Patriot victory of the war. Throughout the park, remnants remain of the 1776 road traveled by patriot and loyalist forces.
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WEBMar 23, 2020 · Battle of Moores Creek. In the early days of 1776, the rebellion of the American colonists to end British control of North America was under way. The citizens of all colonies were divided between Patriot rebels (aka American Whigs) and those still loyal to England, the Loyalists (aka Tories). Of course British troops opposed the Patriots as ...