From the frying pan and into the fire
Hoskin's Farm
In 1778 during the Revolutionary War with Britain, Joseph and Hannah Hoskins then living in Pennsylvania fled south to avoid the conflict, setting up a farm on 150 acres in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Little did they realize that in March, 1781, the war would come directly to them during the Battle of Guilford Court House where American forces under Major General Nathanael Green and British forces under Commander Lord Charles Cornwallis fought with Hoskin's fence lines delineating the opposing forces.
Their farm and surrounding battle area are now a federal park and serve as a memorial to the battle, the farmhouse preserved and listed on the National Registry. The Hoskins survived, Joseph later becoming Sheriff of Guildford County in 1797.
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From the frying pan and into the fire
Hoskin's Farm
In 1778 during the Revolutionary War with Britain, Joseph and Hannah Hoskins then living in Pennsylvania fled south to avoid the conflict, setting up a farm on 150 acres in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Little did they realize that in March, 1781, the war would come directly to them during the Battle of Guilford Court House where American forces under Major General Nathanael Green and British forces under Commander Lord Charles Cornwallis fought with Hoskin's fence lines delineating the opposing forces.
Their farm and surrounding battle area are now a federal park and serve as a memorial to the battle, the farmhouse preserved and listed on the National Registry. The Hoskins survived, Joseph later becoming Sheriff of Guildford County in 1797.
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