Near Kings Mountain in Cleveland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Kings Mountain Battleground
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 29, 2009
1. Kings Mountain Battelground Marker
Erected 2000 by Division or Archives and History. (Marker Number O-5.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.
Location. 35° 10.985′ N, 81° 24.997′ W. Marker is near Kings Mountain, North Carolina, in Cleveland County. It is at the intersection of South Battleground Avenue (U.S. 29) and Battleground Road (State Highway 216), in the median on South Battleground Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1842 South Battleground Avenue, Kings Mountain NC 28086, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome to the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area (approx. half a mile away); Old Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Old Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Colonel Frederick Hambright (approx. 1½ miles away); Patrick Ferguson
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Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 29, 2009
2. Kings Mountain Battelground Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,816 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
