North Carolina Events
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- 1111.October.Saturday
Grave Marking for Pvt. William McConkey Townsend
Gregory Family Cemetery709 Country Club Rd, Lumberton, NC 28360, USAGrave Marking and Wreath Laying for Private William McConkey Townsend.
William McConkey Townsend was born April 16, 1750, in Bladen County, North Carolina. He served as a private in Captain John Willis’ company, Wilmington District, North Carolina Militia, which included Bladen and Robeson Counties.
Not much more is known about William Townsend except that he spent his life in Robeson County and died there on July 21, 1830.
Park along the driveway, and walk along the edge of the cornfield to the Cemetery
Coordinates are 34º37’35.6N 79º04’17.8W (34.626556 -79.071611)
adjacent to 105 Nigel Drive, Lumberton, North Carolina 28360 - 1616.October.Thursday
CAESAR Presentation & Dinner
Morganton Community House120 N King St, Morganton, NC 28655, USAHistorical Presentation (Open to the Public)
“Lafayette” by Dr. Sam Powell, NC SAR Treasurer
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 |