
Overview
"I never saw such fighting since God made me. The Americans fought like demons." - Lt. General Charles, Earl Cornwallis On March 15, 1781, six years into the American Revolution, General Greene and Lord Cornwallis' troops faced off at a small courthouse community. The battle would change the course of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.
https://www.nps.gov/guco/planyourvisit/weather.htm Summers are warm to hot and humid with the occasional thunderstorm. Spring and Fall are cool with rainy periods. Winter is mild and cold with snow and ice possible in January and February. Wear comfortable clothing for the season and good walking shoes year round!
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The Southern Campaign of the American Revolution Junior Ranger Program features five units of the National Park Service! Complete the activities and earn a Junior Ranger badge!
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Experience the landscape of one of the pivotal battles of the Revolution. You can use the same tour stop points as the cars. Bikes are not permitted on the footpaths and Historic New Garden Road. The Tour Road is 2.25 miles long, looping around the park. You will begin in the Visitor Center parking lot, cross Old Battleground Road and continue through the park until you loop towards Old Battleground Road and New Garden Road.
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Visitors can drive around the one way tour road that loops the battlefield.
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Junior Ranger activity book.
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There are 28 monuments at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park that commemorate the soldiers and commanders of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, as well as the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, local figures, and the founders of the park.
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Park Museum
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Visit the historic 18th century colonial farmstead, the Hoskins Farm.
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Walk various paths along this Revolutionary War Battlefield to explore history and reflect about the events leading to the founding of our country in this forest.
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This live-action theater film explores the historical personal accounts of American and British soldiers involved in the battle, as well as the Quakers and civilians caught in the after effects.
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