North Carolina Events
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- 1515.March.Sunday
245th Anniversary of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse
National Park Service, 2332 New Garden Rd, Greensboro, NC 27410, USA
Please Note: The National Park service will provide only a couple of dozen chairs for the audience. To guarantee a place to sit, please bring your own foldable camp chair.
In the event of rain, the event will be moved indoors to the Visitors Center, but wreath-laying will be curtailed due to space limitations in the Auditorium. - 1616.March.MondayNo events
- 1717.March.TuesdayNo events
- 1818.March.WednesdayNo events
- 1919.March.ThursdayNo events
- 2020.March.Friday
Dedication of the DAR America 250 Plaque Honoring America’s Forgotten Patriots
1 Battleship Rd NE, Wilmington, NC 28401, USAForgotten Patriots-Stamp Defiance
Honoring America’s Forgotten Patriots at the USS North Carolina
As part of the nationwide commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary, the Stamp Defiance Chapter, NSDAR, invites the public to the Dedication of the Daughters of the American Revolution America 250 Plaque honoring America’s Forgotten Patriots of the American Revolution.
The dedication will take place on March 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Battleship Park, home of the USS North Carolina, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Remarks will be provided by Dr. Jay Martin, Director of the USS North Carolina, along with additional commentary recognizing the service and sacrifice of Forgotten Patriots whose contributions helped secure American independence.
The Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard will present the Colors. The Eugene Ashley High School NJROTC will serve as Honor Guard and lead the Pledge of Allegiance, and the Tryon Palace Fife and Drum Corps will perform traditional 18th-century military tunes. A reception will follow the dedication ceremony.
- 2121.March.Saturday
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 |