Captain Reid proved as audacious as Colonel Graham was complacent. Accompanied by only 15 Loyalist militiamen, Reid strode to ...
Forgotten American patriots from the Revolutionary War are now being remembered. An historic marker was dedicated at ...
A North Carolina Highway Historical Marker will be dedicated in honor of Zachariah Jacobs, a free-born African American ...
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — As we approach the end of Black History Month, an event held at one of the iconic monuments in the Cape Fear region honored the forgotten patriots who fought in the first fight ...
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — This year, America celebrates its 250th birthday, and the Piedmont Triad played an important role in our country’s independence. One of the battles that dealt a deep ...
BRUSHING UP ON OUR LOCAL REVOLUTIONARY WAR HISTORY TONIGHT. THE FIRST BATTLE OF CEDAR SPRINGS TOOK PLACE BACK IN 1780, RIGHT IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. AND TODAY, RE-ENACTORS RETURN TO THE BATTLEFIELD.
The British devised a Southern Strategy to regain control of the American colonies, starting with North Carolina. Loyalist forces, numbering around 1,600, were confronted by Patriot militia on their ...