NC 250
Griffith Rutherford: Man of action
Griffith Rutherford was a civic and military leader from the North Carolina frontier who was involved in all aspects of the colony’s Revolutionary struggle. He lived just southwest of Salisbury…
Nathanael Greene
American general in the American Revolutionary War (1742-1786)
NC 250
Pyle’s Defeat: More dreams of Tory support dashed
In addition to the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge and commemoration of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse that occurred in the last few…
NC 250
Reliving the Battle of Guilford Courthouse 245 years later
What a delight it was to venture out Saturday to the reenactment commemorating the 245th anniversary of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in north Greensboro. It was so encouraging to…
NC 250
This weekend, remember the Battle of Guilford Courthouse
The anniversary of the American Revolution’s Battle of Guilford Courthouse is being honored this weekend in Greensboro. The battle was fought on March 15, 1781. After skirmishes and chases through…
NC 250
Retreat toward victory
As part of the John Locke Foundation’s NC250: Freedom’s Vanguard initiative, this essay contest invited students, scholars, historians, and writers to explore North Carolina’s pivotal role in the American Revolution…
Education
Guilford taxpayers asked to pony up for schools
View in your browser Welcome In 1781, Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis of the British Army defeated Major General Nathanael Greene in a brief but critical Revolutionary War skirmish later known…
Liberty
Driving in circles
Veteran N&R enviro reporter Taft Wireback writes up the traffic circles popping up around the Triad: Traffic planners like them because they prevent cars from idling at traffic lights, when…
Liberty
Re: Who will replace Erskine Bowles?
The N&R’s Doug Clark is asking forgiveness for previewing parts of D.G. Martin’s column on possible Erskine Bowles replacements before it runs in Sunday’s print edition. Here’s Martin’s column in…
Liberty
Greensboro tea party
Here are some photos from the Greensboro, NC tea party. Look out you may see the U.S. Revolution Gen. Nathaniel Greene, the namesake of Greensboro.
Liberty
On the scene report from Greensboro
I attended the Greensboro Tea Party protest at noon. The crowd began to swell by about 11:30am. Lots of homemade signs, many of them biting or funny. For example: ?Protect…