Moore's Creek National Military Park (Boundary Increase)
Also known as: See Also:Moore's Creek National Battlefield
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Why it's listed
Moores Creek National Battlefield is a park in Pender County, North Carolina, and this amendment adds newly acquired parkland to its National Register boundary. The park's original nomination was prepared in June 1976 and covers the bulk of the battlefield. The amendment was sent to the National Park Service's Washington office in November 1986 and signed by the Bureau's federal historic preservation officer in December of that year. The added land is defined by a boundary survey using North Carolina State Plane coordinates, with monuments placed at the corners. The submission also included five by seven black and white photographs prepared in March 1987. The boundary increase extends the protected area of the battlefield, where a Patriot victory over Loyalist forces took place in 1776. The record contains no narrative description of the new lands' buildings or features.
Significance in brief: The document does not state the reasons for significance. It is an amendment adding recently acquired lands to a park already nominated in June 1976, and it includes a USGS quadrangle and a signature line for the Federal Representative.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 86003649, listed February 13, 1987. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | NW of Wilmington on NC 210, Wilmington |
|---|---|
| County | Pender County |
| Listed | February 13, 1987 |
| Reference number | 86003649 |
| Resource type | District |
| Areas of significance | Military |
| Level of significance | National |
| Acreage | 44.3 |
| Within district | Moores Creek National Battlefield |
| Coordinates | 34.45832, -78.11237 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 86003649.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14708039
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.