I visited the Goldsboro Bridge Battlefield last week. It was interesting to walk on the same ground that my great-grandfather fought on 161 years ago.
The park is owned and maintained by a non-profit, the Goldsborough Bridge Battlefield Association (www.goldsboroughbridge.org). The battlefield is free, is open 24/7, is unattended, and it has no facilities (gas stations and fast food are less than five minutes away). The entire self-guided walking tour is about 1.5 miles and can easily be completed in less than an hour.
I took the pictures below. My apologies for the quality of the images. I had a bad glare on my phone screen and couldn’t see what I was photographing. The photographer is also not without blame. For those that don’t already know, you can right click on a photo and select “Open image in new tab” to see a larger image.
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You can read a full account of the battle by clicking HERE.
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