Kings Mountain in Cleveland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Battle of Kings Mountain

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2010

1. Battle of Kings Mountain Marker

Inscription. Overmountain Men from Tenn., Va., & N.C. led patriots to victory over British, Oct. 7, 1780. Site 7 miles south.

Erected 2009 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number O-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 7, 1780.

Location. 35° 14.446′ N, 81° 20.666′ W. Marker is in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, in Cleveland County. It is at the intersection of E King Street (U.S. 74) and S Battleground Avenue, on the left when traveling west on E King Street. Marker is located at the southwest corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Andrew Mauney House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jimmy Wayne (about 600 feet away); Robert Barber House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Patriots Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Cupola (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Washington Cornwell House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lincoln Academy (approx. 3.4 miles away); King's Pinnacle (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kings Mountain.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Kings Mountain Battleground (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. The Battle of King’s Mountain. Account of the battle from the American Revolution War website. (Submitted on August 5, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. The Battle of King’s Mountain.

Marker in Kings Mountain, NC image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2010

2. Marker in Kings Mountain, NC

On October 7, 1780 American militia and over-mountain men defeated Loyalists and British troops under Maj. Patrick Ferguson. All of Ferguson's men were either killed or captured in the battle which lasted about an hour.

(Submitted on August 5, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Marker on E King Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2010

3. Marker on E King Street

The American victory at King's Mountain is often considered the turning point of the American Revolution in the south.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,735 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on July 27, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 5, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.