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Rallying Citizens to Overcome Threats

ince the 1960s the park has had to face the threat of development. By the time the City of Greensboro annexed the land around the park in 1987, new housing and business construction was flourishing. Rezoning spurred businesses to build on land historic to the battlefield. This growth also meant the widening of nearby roads and streets.

n the mid-1980s, the area around the National Military Park including the historic Hoskins House was destined to become a shopping center. The GBC was revived to save the Hoskins family land and any structures thought to be associated with the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.

he GBC raised funds to purchase and preserve the 7.5 acre section of Joseph Hoskins' farmstead and where British troops staged their first battle line at Guilford Courthouse. With donations from the community and a leadership grant from the Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation, the GBC bought the house and seven acres of land.

GBC History

• Judge David Schenck's Vision
• Guilford Battle Ground Company Incorporates - 1887
• Monuments and Land Development
• A Shrine for Patriots
• Hundreds Come for Celebrations
• The Battlefield Gains National Status
• Rallying Citizens to Overcome Threats
• Tannenbaum Historic Park
• Greene's Campaign: Shillings for the General
• Land Acquisition Revolving Fund
• National Historic Landmark