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Spruce Pine in Mitchell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Near This Point

 
 
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Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, October 10, 2023
1. Near This Point Marker
Inscription. The men of Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina on their way from Sycamore Shoals to King's Mountain encamped on the third night of their march.
September 28, 1780
 
Erected 1910 by John Sevier Chapter D.A.R.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is September 28, 1780.
 
Location. 35° 54.953′ N, 82° 4.192′ W. Marker is in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, in Mitchell County. Marker is on Locust Street west of Crystal Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Spruce Pine NC 28777, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Penland School (approx. 3.1 miles away); Sounds From the Mountains (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Loops (approx. 3.8 miles away); First Mountain Parkway (approx. 4 miles away); Gillespie Gap (approx. 4.4 miles away); "The Blackwater Men Had Come Over the Mountain" (approx. 4.4 miles away); Spruce Pine Mining District (approx. 4˝ miles away); Apple Tree (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spruce Pine.
 
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Near This Point Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, October 10, 2023
2. Near This Point Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 68 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 12, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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