Historical Marker

Cornwallis

NC 48 at Swift Creek south of Gold Rock ยท Nash

North Carolina marker

Inscription

British troops led by

Col. Banastre Tarleton

defeated N.C. militia

nearby at Swift Creek

and 7 mi. N. at Fishing

Creek on May 7, 1781.

Location

AddressNC 48 at Swift Creek south of Gold Rock
CountyNash
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.068930, -77.813640

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