High Rock Trail Ribbon Cutting

Light refreshments will be provided. Wear your hiking shoes to enjoy the new trail.

About the Property:
Named for its large rock outcropping, the historic property is owned by the Museum and Archives of Rockingham County (MARC), The partnership between MARC and DRBA created a public trail and water access on this 20-acre site, where the ford was an important crossing of the upper Haw River. The new river access is the furthest upstream boating access point on the Haw River State Trail, which extends over 70 miles downriver through the Piedmont to Jordan Lake State Recreation Area.
Now a peaceful wooded area beside the river, High Rock Ford provided an ideal location for Aaron Pinson’s gristmill, built in 1753, that became a busy hub where travelers, farmers, and armies gathered. In 1771 Governor Tryon required the mill to supply cornmeal to his army, which camped at High Rock Ford during the War of the Regulation. Ten years later the mill supplied General Nathanael Greene’s army when they used the ford as a staging area for the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, a crucial battle in the American Revolution.

According to the late North Carolina historian Dr. Lindley Butler, “From High Rock Ford, a gathering place for the American army in March, 1781, thousands of patriots marched into battle at Guilford Courthouse, the culmination of General Greene’s military campaign that led to victory in the American Revolution and the founding of our nation.”

November 13th at 10 am
High Rock Historic Trails
1391 High Rock Road
Gibsonville, NC
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