Battle of Rockfish Creek

The British Outflank Coastal Patriots

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Coordinates: 34.7179, -77.9818.

Type: Stop
Tour: Cape Fear
County: Duplin/Pender

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Park on the wide shoulder of NC 117 East by an abandoned access gate, northwest of and facing the bridge over Rockfish Creek. The coordinates are directly across 117 from the western tip of a triangle formed by it, NC 11, and a curved connector road between the two.

You may remain in your vehicle.

Red tee shirt saying "Do Whig Out!" on a parchment scroll
Mug with a fortifications map saying, "Wilmington 1781"