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TRYON'S CAMP

Before and after the Battle of Alamance, the Militia of Governor William Tryon camped nearby, along Alamance Creek, May 13-19, 1771.

G-60Alamance County

Where it stands. NC 62 in Alamance

Is it not possible that an unruly head of hair, an infectious smile, eyes that seem remarkable for the depths of their sincerity, a cultivated air of authority, may attract huge television audiences regardless of the violence that may be done to truth or objectivity?
Edward R. MurrowAs quoted in The Saturday Evening Post (December 1949)Born in Greensboro, 17 mi from here. Carolina Quotes record
Photograph from Sweponville, Alamance County, 1940
Sweponville, Alamance County, 1940. Jack Delano. Library of Congress, public domain.

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  1. G-82ALAMANCE COTTON MILL0.0 mi
  2. G-35TRADING PATH0.2 mi
  3. G-2BATTLE OF ALAMANCE1.4 mi
  4. G-111BATTLE OF CLAPP'S MILL2.3 mi
  5. SiteALAMANCE BATTLEGROUND STATE HISTORIC SITE2.8 mi
  6. GG-2BATTLE OF ALAMANCE2.8 mi