The May 10, 2008, Salisbury (NC) Post had an article about this battle being listed as one of America's most-endangered battlefields by the Civil War Preservation Trust.
The battle, fought April 12 1865, took place at the Trading Ford in the heart of Old Rowan between present day Davidson and Rowan counties. It was one of the earliest known places to cross the Yadkin River.
During the Revolutionary War, General Nathaniel Greene foiled Cornwallis' British pursuit here as well.
The danger to the battlefield comes from the planned High Rock Raceway track and parking lot located on 200 acres right in the heart of the battlefield. Construction of it would also block access to the ruins of the 1818 Ithiel Town Bridge and the ferry used by Jefferson Davis fled to elude capture at the end of the war.
More to Come. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
