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241st Anniversary of Crossing of the Dan
801 Wilborn Ave, South Boston, VA 24592, USASaturday, 10:00 A.M, February 19, 2022, a SAR National Event will be held commemorating the 1781 Crossing of the Dan.
Andrew Waters, author of “To the End of the World”, will speak on General Greene’s Race to the Dan.
Weather permitting, events are planned at Boyd’s Ferry after this opening program.
Musicians, David Russell and Roland Terry, will perform period music throughout this commemoration.
Please click on this Registration Link to REGISTER (BY FEBRUARY 8, 2022)
For Questions Contact: Jeff Myers, Registrar at
The ‘Crossing Event’ is conducted in cooperation with the
Berryman Green Chapter, VADAR, the Halifax County Historical Society,
the South Boston – Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts and History, the Town of Halifax, and the Town of South Boston
Annual NCSSAR Events
See the map below for the locations of annual commemorations that occur throughout the state on or around their anniversary date.
| 1 February 1781 | Battle of Cowan’s Ford | Huntersville, NC |
| 27 February 1776 | Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge | Currie, NC |
| 15 March 1781 | Battle of Guilford Courthouse | Greensboro, NC |
| 12 April 1776 | Adoption of the Halifax Resolves | Halifax, NC |
| 16 May | Battles of Alamance County | Burlington, NC |
| 20 May 1775 | Signing of the Mecklenberg Declaration of Independence | Charlotte, NC |
| 20 June 1775 | Adoption of the Liberty Point Resolves | Fayetteville, NC |
| 20 June 1780 | Battle of Ramsour’s Mill | Lincolnton, NC |
| 21 July 1780 | Battle of Colson’s Mill | Norwood, NC |
| 29 July 1781 | Attack at the House in the Horseshoe | Deep River, NC |
| 2 August 1781 | Battle of Rockfish Creek | Wallace, NC |
| 14 August 1775 | Issuance of the Tryon Resolves | Bessemer City, NC |
| 25-27 August 1774 | Issuance of the New Bern Resolves | New Bern, NC |
| 1 October 1780 | Crossing of the Catawba at Greenlee Ford | Morganton, NC |
| 7 October 1780 | Battle of Kings Mountain | Blacksburg, SC |
| 14 October 1780 | Battle of Shallow’s Ford | Huntsville, NC |