235th ANNIVERSARY OF
THE BATTLE OF MOORES CREEK BRIDGE
Moores Creek National Battlefield
February 26 and 27, 2011
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About Moores Creek National Battlefield
In 1856, the first efforts were made to preserve the historic site of the first
Patriot victory of the America Revolution. The first monument (Grady
Monument) was erected in 1857, commemorating the life lost in gaining
Independence. In 1899, the Monumental Association (now Battleground
Association) was chartered to administer the site. The Monumental Association controlled all aspects of ensuring that the park would be there for future generations. In 1926, Moores Creek Military Park was transferred from
the state to the U.S. War Department, and in 1933, it was transferred to the
National Park Service under the Department of the Interior, which operates
under the Executive Branch of the National Government.
Moores Creek National Battlefield is significant, state-wide and nationally,
because it:
•Works to preserve the historical site where Patriots withheld a Loyalist
attack, securing North Carolina's fate in their push for Independence.
The bridge-site and the earthworks are the original remains of this
18th-Century battlefield (the bridge and earthworks have been reconstructed, but the locations are precise).
•Works to maintain a portion of the old Negro Head Point Road that
connected the port city of Wilmington to the inner portions of the
state. It still runs through the park today and was the reason why
there was a battle in this area.
•Preserves and protects the physical and natural resources associated
with the Naval Stores Industry. North Carolina was the largest producer of Naval stores in the world around the time of the American Revolution, and was the main supplier to England, which relied on naval
stores to keep their massive navy afloat. The presence of many longleaf pine trees in the park is an example of the NPS's effort to preserve
and revitalize the declining population.
•Offers visitors the opportunity to experience first-hand the environment that surrounded the battle on February 27, 1776. The 87-acre
park allows the visitor to walk along trails, weaving in and out of forests, swamps, and savannahs, escaping the 21st century and returning
to a time when America was still small, and life was very different.
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Ken Bloom playing a blues song after a sword demonstration... AWESOME!
