Military
On March 15, 1781, musket fire, cavalry charges, and the cries of the wounded shattered the serenity of these woods and fields as the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, a climactic episode in the struggle for American independence, unfolded late in the war. Thickets and stream valleys broke soldiers’ orderly ranks into an unpredictable struggle. The national park preserves the historic landscape much as it appeared at the time of the battle, and nearby places include Tannenbaum Historic Park, which interprets life before, during, and after the battle, Greensboro Country Park, with picnic shelters, hiking and biking trails, and fishing lakes, and Jaycee Park, with tennis courts and team athletic fields.
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Greensboro, North Carolina · United States
