In the early morning hours of February 27, 1776, Loyalist forces charged across a partially dismantled Moores Creek Bridge. Beyond the bridge, nearly 1,000 North Carolina Patriots waited quietly with cannons and muskets poised to fire. This battle marked the last broadsword charge by Scottish Highlanders and the first significant victory for the Patriots in the American Revolution.
What you’ll hear
37 places to explore in this park.
- Aftermath of the Battle
- A Stunning Defeat Wayside Exhibit
- A Trap is Set Wayside
- Blackwater Highways
- Boxing the Pines
- Changing Landscape
- Commemorating the Battle
- Decisive Victory Exhibit
- Explore the Beauty of Moores Creek Wayside
- Grady (Patriot) Monument
- Longleaf vs Loblolly Pine Wayside
- Loyalist Monument
- Moore Monument
- Moores Creek
- Moores Creek Bridge
- Moores Creek Bridge Monument
- Mother Covington and her Daughter
- Nature is Not a Place to Visit. It is Home Wayside
- One of the Most Diverse Ecosystems Wayside
- Patriot's Hall
- Pitch Perfect Material
- Rip Van Winkle State
- Road to Independence
- Road to the Sea Wayside
- Scottish Immigration Wayside
- Stage Road Monument
- Tar Heel and Woodpecker Trails
- Tar Kiln
- Turpentine Wayside Exhibit
- Venus Fly Trap Planter
- Very Bad Swamp Wayside Exhibit
- What's in a Name Wayside Exhibit
- Why do We Burn?
- Widow Moores Bridge
- Wisely Chosen Ground Wayside
- Women's Monument Exhibit
- Woodpeckers Wayside Exhibit
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