Guilford Courthouse
- North Carolina
photo: Carol M. Highsmith
Why go there?
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Guilford County, North Carolina, commemorates the Battle of Guilford Court House, fought on March 15, 1781. This battle opened the campaign that led to American victory in the Revolutionary War. The loss by the British in this battle contributed to their surrender at Yorktown seven months later. Every year, on the anniversary of the battle, there is a reenactment of the event. Hundreds of people come to watch as actors portraying soldiers fight and die just as their ancestors did all those years ago.
