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Backroads transport us to the places that commemorate our country’s history. Learn about these events that occurred during southeastern winters past.
R EVO LUT I O N A RY WA R B AT T L E O F M O O R E S C R E E K February 27, 1776 Prior to the Revolutionary War, North Carolina’s considerable Loyalist population made it a prime target for British invasion. The morning of February 27, 1776, Loyalist forces made up of Scottish Highlanders charged across a partially dismantled Moores Creek Bridge in Currie, North Carolina. Unaware of the nearly 1,000 North Carolina Patriots who had installed strong earthwork on a ridge overlooking the creek, the Loyalists entered a long, narrow, and dark causeway after crossing the bridge. The Patriots were waiting, ready to fire their muskets and cannons. The battle only lasted a few minutes, but it marked the last broadsword charge by the Scottish Highlanders and the first significant Patriot victory of the war, allowing North Carolina to become the first American colony to instruct its Continental Congress delegates to vote for independence. Source: National Parks Service Currie, North Carolina
Moores Creek National Battle Field nps.gov/mocr/index.htm P HOTO COU RTESY OF TH E NATIONA L PARK SE RVI CE
FOUNDING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA January 27, 1785 Chartered by the Georgia General Assembly in 1785, the University of Georgia is the oldest and largest educational institution in Georgia, as well as the first university in America to be created by a state government. This helped lay the foundation for the American system of public education. Popular UGA majors include psychology, biology, finance, political science, computer science, international relations and affairs, marketing, and business administration and management. Source: University of Georgia Athens, Georgia
University of Georgia Chapel uga.edu PHOTO COURT E SY OF T HE LI BRARY OF CON G RE SS
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