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Erected in 1931, the Bridge Monument stands upon the east bank of Moore's
Creek.
The inscription on the monument reads:
BATTLE OF
MOORE'S CREEK BRIDGE
FEBRUARY 27, 1776
HERE STOOD THE BRIDGE OF
REVOLUTIONARY FAME WHERE 1000
PATRIOTS UNDER COLS. RICHARD
CASWELL AND ALEXANDER
LILLINGTON DEFEATED 1600
LOYALISTS LED BY CAPTAIN McLEOD.
COL. JAMES MOORE COMMANDED
ALL THE PATRIOTS WHO EMBODIED
TO OPPOSE THE LOYALISTS UNDER
BRIG. GEN. DONALD McDONALD.
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