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James Morehead Monument
Guilford Courthouse
Description: This granite monument is roughly cut in the shape of a triangular prism; it holds a bronze plaque on one end.
Nickname: Tent Monument
Inscription:
1779 1900 /
TO /
CAPTAIN JAMES MOREHEAD /
OF THE 10TH REGIMENT /
N.C. CONTINENTAL LINE /
BATTLE OF STONO /
JUNE 20TH, 1779 /
ELIZABETHTON JULY 1781 /
BORN 1750 DIED 1815 /
ERECTED BY /
COL. JAMES T. AND JOSEPH /
M. MOREHEAD AND ROBERT /
PERCY GRAY
Dedication date: 1901
Creator: b
Materials & Techniques: Granite
Sponsor: James Turner, Joseph Morehead, Robert Percy Gray.
Landscape: In a line of monuments at the Guilford Battleground site, it is directly next to the Turner monument.
City: Greensboro
County: Guilford
Subjects: Revolutionary War
11 July 2014 | Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina