Hundreds Come for Celebrations
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nnual patriotic celebrations were held on the grounds, usually the Fourth of July, and people from surrounding countries gathered en masse to picnic, hear famous speakers and witness the unveiling and dedication of new monuments.
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eople traveled to the grounds by horse, or later by automobile, and on foot. Others traveled by train excursion on the Old Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail Road that ran through the park (the line later was absorbed by Southern Railway which abandoned it in the 1980s.
GBC History
- Judge David Schenck's Vision
- Guilford Battle Ground Company Incorporates - 1887
- Monuments and Land Development
- A Shrine for Patriots
- Hundreds Come for Celebrations
- The Battlefield Gains National Status
- Rallying Citizens to Overcome Threats
- Tannenbaum Historic Park
- Greene's Campaign: Shillings for the General
- Land Acquisition Revolving Fund
- National Historic Landmark