Hillsborough
1770-71 - War of the Regulation
1775 - NC Provincial Congress
1778, 1782, 1783 - NC General Assembly
1780 - headquarters of the Southern Department of the Continental Army, offices of the North Carolina governor, offices of the South Carolina governor-in-exile
1781 - Capture of Governor Thomas Burke
and Gen. Lord Cornwallis occupation
Regulator Hanging Memorial,
numerous historical markers,
historic homes and cemeteries of later eras;
commemoration of Occaneechi Trail and Great Indian Trading Path from pre-colonial era
Hillsborough, North Carolina
An annual Revolutionary War Living History Day event, along with tours of several historic homes in and around Hillsborough help recall the significance of this town as a one-time capital of the .North Carolina backcountry. Nearby Battle of Alamance Historic Site also interprets the War of the Regulation which centered on events in HIllsborough before the Revolution.