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During General Nathanael Greene's masterly retreat from the British army under Lord Cornwallis, the American army crossed the Yadkin at Trading Ford, one-half mile southeast of this spot, on February 2-3, 1781. A sudden rise in the river prevented the British from crossing and allowed the Americans to escape and prepare for the Battle of Guilford Court House.
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