Moores Creek Bridge Monument (Nickname - Old Bridge Monument)
BATTLE OF / MOORE’S CREEK BRIDGE / FEBRUARY 27, 1776 / HERE STOOD THE BRIDGE OF / REVOLUTIONARY FAME WHERE 1000 / PATRIOTS UNDER COLS. RICHARD / CASWELL AND ALEXANDER / LILLINGTON DEFEATED 1600 / LOYALISTS LED BY CAPTIAN MCLEOD. / COL. JAMES MOORE COMMANDED / ALL THE PATRIOTS WHO EMBODIED / TO OPPOSE THE LOYALISTS UNDER / BRIG. GEN. DONALD MCDONALD.
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Date of Installation:
January 1, 1931
Organization Responsible for Installation:
Federal Government
Memorial War Era(s):
Other
Location:
The monument is located near the historic road and beside the reconstructed bridge in the Moores Creek National Battlefield near Currie, Pender County, N.C.
Published on April 23, 2017