National Register of Historic Places

Moores Creek National Battlefield

Wilmington, Pender County, North Carolina
Listed
October 14, 1966
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
66000070

About this property

Moores Creek National Battlefield is a battlefield managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The park commemorates the 1776 victory of a thousand patriots over about eight hundred loyalists at Moore's Creek. The battle dashed the hopes of British provincial governor Josiah Martin for regaining control of North Carolina for the Crown. The loyalist defeat simultaneously ended British plans for an invasionary force to land in Brunswick Town. The Second Continental Congress voted to declare independence from the British on July 4, 1776, shortly after the battle; which took place in the Wilmington area near Currie in Pender County in southeastern North Carolina. The national military park was established on June 2, 1926, and was redesignated as a national battlefield on September 8, 1980.

Location

Wilmington, Pender County, North Carolina
34.45878, -78.11069

Categories

SOCIAL HISTORYMILITARYHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL
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Nearby Historic Sites

Moore's Creek National Military Park (Boundary Increase)
Listed
0.1 mi
Canetuck School
Industrial
6.2 mi
Beatty-Corbett House
Industrial
10.4 mi
Black Rock Plantation House
Industrial
11.6 mi
SS. Peter and Paul's Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church
Industrial
11.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
1776Revolutionary War
0.2 mi
Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge — Loyalist Crossing
1776Revolutionary War
0.3 mi
Battle of Widow Moore's Creek (approach actions)
1776Revolutionary War
0.6 mi
Stoneman's Raid — Harrisonburg (Burgaw) NC Approaches
1865Civil War
12.6 mi

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When was Moores Creek National Battlefield listed on the National Register?

Moores Creek National Battlefield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1966.

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Moores Creek National Battlefield is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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