2200 New Garden Road
Tannenbaum Historic Park
Greensboro
NC
27410
Tel: 336-545-5315
Fax: 336-545-5314
Description
Explore History at your own pace, on your own time.
The Colonial Heritage Center at Tannenbaum Park interprets the history of backcountry life before, during and after the American Revolution. Take a self-guided tour of Guilford County, North Carolina’s colonial past. This beautiful Greensboro Parks & Recreation site is located on a seven acre portion of the of Joseph Hoskins’ 150 acre farmstead. Hoskins left the Valley Forge area of Pennsylvania only to have his North Carolina farm host British troops under Cornwallis’ command as they formed their first battle lines during the March 15, 1781 Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Continue your personal tour of the grounds and learn about the 1813 Hoskins House, the restored 1830’s barn, a replica kitchen and blacksmith shop.
Explore History programs include:
March: Commemoration of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse
July 4: Display of selected items from the 2,000-piece Stoesen Bicentennial Collection, artifacts from the 1976 celebration of America’s 200th anniversary
The Colonial Heritage Center at Tannenbaum Park interprets the history of backcountry life before, during and after the American Revolution. Take a self-guided tour of Guilford County, North Carolina’s colonial past. This beautiful Greensboro Parks & Recreation site is located on a seven acre portion of the of Joseph Hoskins’ 150 acre farmstead. Hoskins left the Valley Forge area of Pennsylvania only to have his North Carolina farm host British troops under Cornwallis’ command as they formed their first battle lines during the March 15, 1781 Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Continue your personal tour of the grounds and learn about the 1813 Hoskins House, the restored 1830’s barn, a replica kitchen and blacksmith shop.
Explore History programs include:
March: Commemoration of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse
July 4: Display of selected items from the 2,000-piece Stoesen Bicentennial Collection, artifacts from the 1976 celebration of America’s 200th anniversary
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