Surry Muster Field

Surry Muster Field wayside exhibits<br /> <br /> Photo by Randell Jones
Surry Muster Field historical marker<br /> <br /> Photo by Randell Jones
Yadkin River at Elkin Creek<br /> <br /> Photo by Randell Jones
The Surry Muster Field became a certified site along the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail in 2004.<br /> <br /> Photos by Randell Jones
Senator James T Broyhill addresses the audience in 2004 before a display of patriot names from Wilkes and Surry County who mustered for the campaign to Kings Mountain. <br /> <br /> Photo by Randell Jones

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Surry Muster Field

Description

The Surry County militia mustered by Major Joseph Winston gathered along Elkin Creek near the Yadkin River. That field, the Surry Muster Field, is today a city park in Elkin, NC. As the Surry County militiamen marched upstream along the north side of the Yadkin River, they were joined by Colonel Benjamin Cleaveland and the Wilkes County militia. Together they numbered about 350 men.

The Surry Muster Field is the trail head for the eastern leg of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail.

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Randell Jones, A Guide to the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

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Citation

Randell Jones, A Guide to the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, “Surry Muster Field,” Overmountain Victory Trail, accessed March 17, 2025, https://overmountainvictorytour.com/items/show/39.