Guilford Courthouse

Hoskins Farmstead Site Cell Phone Tour

18th century southern colonial clapboard house and log kitchen
The Hoskins Farmstead site remains over 239 years after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.

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The Hoskins Farm is an 18th century farmstead that is preserved by the park to tell the story of Joseph and Hannah Hoskins. Two colonists who fled the war during the Northern Campaign and settled in the Carolina backcountry planning for a peaceful life. The young couple purchased this 150-acre farmstead in May 1778, the third year of the Revolutionary War. Having fled the war in Chester County, Pennsylvania, imagine how they must have felt when the war came, not just to their county, but to their farm.

To access this cell phone tour, start at the Visitor Center at 2332 New Garden Road. Ask for a map brochure at the Visitor Center, and a park ranger will assist you with starting the tours on your smart phone device. The tour is available through the official National Park Service app.

Tour Stops include:

  1. Introduction
  2. The War comes to Carolina
  3. The Hoskins House
  4. The Kitchen
  5. The Barn (The Barn is closed to visitors, it is structurally unsound and dangerous.)


There are no bathrooms at the Hoskins Farm site. Bathrooms are available at the visitor center and at tour stop 6.

 

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Last updated: May 7, 2022

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Mailing Address:

2332 New Garden Road
Greensboro, NC 27410

Phone:

336 288-1776
This phone number will direct your call to the Visitor Center where you can speak with a Park Ranger or Volunteer.

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