Moores Creek National Battlefield
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Moores Creek National Battlefield is a U.S. National Battlefield park managed by the National Park Service. The park commemorates the 1776 victory by 1,000 Patriots over 1,600 Loyalists at the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge. The battle ended Royal Governor Josiah Martin's hopes of regaining control of the colony for the British crown. The Loyalist defeat ended British plans for an invasionary force to land in Brunswick, North Carolina. The colony of North Carolina voted to declare independence from the British on April 12, 1776, shortly after the victory at Moores Creek. The park was established June 2, 1926.
External link
- Official site: Moores Creek National Battlefield (http://www.nps.gov/mocr/mocr.htm)