Guilford Battleground Company

National Historic Landmark

Tannenbaum Building

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n 2001 the site of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse was designated a National Historic Landmark, encompassing an area of 350 acres including Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Tannenbaum Historic Park, parts of Greensboro Country Park, and 25 acres of privately owned lands. This designation concluded two years of detailed surveys of core battlefield lands to identify all remaining areas where topography remained the same since the battle in 1781. Representing only a fraction of the original 1000-acre battlefield, the National Landmark area excludes lands lost to intensive commercial or residential development. Establishment of the Landmark is a key part of the battlefield protection strategy and identifies critical private lands for voluntary acquisition to buffer the existing Park from further encroachment of development. However, landmark status does not offer any legal protections from development of privately owned lands.

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hat is where combined efforts are required not only from the parks and the Guilford Battleground Company, but from other organizations as well. Because of the partnership with The Piedmont Land Conservancy, a land trust serving nine counties in North Carolina, three tracts of critical battlefield land have been protected and will be officially added to the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park property.

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he Guilford Battleground Company is actively pursuing the acquisition of other tracts of land as they become up for sale within the National Historic Landmark designated area. Guilford Battleground Company is here to stay and continues to play a vital role in establishing and also maintaining both Guilford Courthouse National Military Park and Tannenbaum Historic Park.



Guilford Battleground Company, P.O. Box 39508, Greensboro, North Carolina 27438, 336-545-5313
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