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244th House in the Horseshoe Commemoration
288 Alston House Rd, Sanford, NC 27330, USA244th Commemoration of the Attack at the House in the Horseshoe
Saturday, July 26, 2025 10am – 4pm
Registration is now open to participate in the House in the Horseshoe event. Please indicate your state, organization/chapter, title, wreath presentation (if planned), and whether you will join the color guard in colonial attire.
The SAR ceremony will take place at 10:00 – 11:00 with Color Guard, wreath presentations by SAR and DAR chapters presenting honors.
The Guest Speaker will be Mr. Carlton Mansfield, President of the Alston House Association. Mr. Mansfield will discuss “The Alston House Through the Ages”, a history of the Alston House as a residence and a State Historic Site.
Battle reenactment will take place at 2:00, Saturday only. There will be other activities and 18th Century demonstrations throughout the day following the SAR ceremony at 10:00. Tours of the home are available as well.
IMPORTANT NOTE – The North Carolina Historic Sites will be building a new visitor center and parking lot as well as doing restoration work on the Alston House in 2026 and as such will not be conducting an House in the Horseshoe anniversary event in the summer of 2026.
Many thanks from the Sandhills SAR Chapter. We look forward to seeing you there!
Questions? Reach out to the Sandhills SAR Chapter Points of Contact
Jonathan R. Battle
Primary SAR Point of Contact 2025 House in the Horseshoe SAR CeremonyMichael “Mike” Fusselbaugh
Alternate SAR Point of Contact 2025 House in the Horseshoe SAR Ceremony
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 |