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This monument was erected in 1913 to memorialize James F.
Moore,
the first president of the Moore's Creek Monumental Association.
The inscription on the monument reads:
(Front)
ON THIS FIELD
THE AMERICANS WON THEIR FIRST
DECISIVE VICTORY OVER
THE BRITISH ALLIES
AND THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF
HON. JAMES FULTON MOORE
FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE
MOORE'S CREEK BATTLEGROUND
ASSOCIATION
IT HAS BECOME A NATIONAL
RALLYING GROUND FOR LOYAL
REVOLUTIONARY DESCENDANTS
AND IN HIGH APPRECIATION OF
HIS SERVICES FOR 14 YEARS
THIS SHAFT IS ERECTED
TO HIS MEMORY
MOORE
(Rear)
JAMES FULTON MOORE
FEB 14, 1852 JULY 11, 1912
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