Historical Marker

High Rock Ford

SR 2620 (High Rock Road) at Haw River bridge ยท Rockingham

North Carolina marker

Inscription

Gen. Nathanael Greene

maintained headquarters

here, Feb. 28-Mar. 12, 1781,

before meeting Cornwallis at

Guilford Courthouse. Ford is

100 feet west.

Location

AddressSR 2620 (High Rock Road) at Haw River bridge
CountyRockingham
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.251770, -79.564350

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