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National Battlefield · Moores Creek National Battlefield

Moores Creek National Battlefield

Best primary window for Moores Creek: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

In the early morning hours of February 27, 1776, Loyalist forces charged across a partially dismantled Moores Creek Bridge. Beyond the bridge, nearly 1,000 North Carolina Patriots waited quietly with cannons and muskets poised to fire. This battle marked the last broadsword charge by Scottish Highlanders and the first significant victory for the Patriots in the American Revolution.

This page identifies Moores Creek National Battlefield from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

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Targeted Impressions Data TeamData Science & Intelligence
materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20264 source cards

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Moores Creek National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Moores Creek National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in NC in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/mocr/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Moores Creek National Battlefield are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/mocr/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Moores Creek audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Moores Creek National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Battlefield
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
MOCR
Region
appalachian
Core Experiences
african-american-heritageamerican-revolutionburial-cemetery-and-gravesiteenslavementfarming-and-agricultureArts and CultureCraft DemonstrationsCultural DemonstrationsFishingGuided Tours

Month-by-month

Moores Creek National Battlefield is a National Battlefield. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/mocr/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Moores Creek National Battlefield: https://www.nps.gov/mocr/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Moores Creek National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in NC.

Getting there

Official access details for Moores Creek are on the NPS page.

Moores Creek National Battlefield is located 20 miles NW of Wilmington, North Carolina. · From Highway 17, follow US 421 to NC 210, then West on NC 210 · From Interstate 40, take exit 408 (NC 210) West at Rocky Point. · From Interstate 95 North, take exit 13-A for NC 74 East towards Wilmington. · From Interstate 95 South: take exit 81-B for I-40 East towards Wilmington. · From Fayetteville, North Carolina, take Interstate 95 South to Exit 13-A Questions please call us as 910-283-5591 x2234

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4916
February5316
March5824
April6538
May6750
June6564
July6278
August6274
September6360
October6462
November6230
December5418

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Moores Creek National Battlefield, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Moores Creek National Battlefield is identified as National Battlefield with NPS code mocr.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Moores Creek National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/mocr/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Where Moores Creek National Battlefield fits

State, region, and designation hubs that list this place.

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