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BATTLE OF ALAMANCE

Militia under Governor William Tryon defeated Regulators on May 16, 1771. Six miles S.W.

G-2Alamance County

Where it stands. NC 62 at I-85 south of Burlington

I have reason to know, as do many of you, that when the evidence on a controversial subject is fairly and calmly presented, the public recognizes it for what it is--an effort to illuminate rather than to agitate.
Edward R. MurrowRTNDA Convention Speech (1958)Born in Greensboro, 18 mi from here. Carolina Quotes record
Photograph from Sweponville, Alamance County, 1940
Sweponville, Alamance County, 1940. Jack Delano. Library of Congress, public domain.

Nearby

  1. G-60TRYON'S CAMP1.4 mi
  2. G-82ALAMANCE COTTON MILL1.4 mi
  3. G-35TRADING PATH1.6 mi
  4. G-22PYLE'S DEFEAT2.3 mi
  5. G-89NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD3.3 mi
  6. G-52ELON UNIVERSITY3.6 mi