Near Valley in Avery County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Overmountain Men

Photographed by Julie Szabo, June 4, 2007

1. Overmountain Men Marker

Inscription. Appalachian Trail, Yellow Mountain Gap. Yellow Mountain Gap is the junction of the Appalachian Trail and Historic Bright’s Trace, route used by the “Overmountain Men” to cross the mountain enroute to the Revolutionary War battle at King's Mountain, S.C. The blue-blazed side trail leads 0.2 miles to a barn which has been renovated to shelter Appalachian Trail hikers. Keep right at forks in the trail and turn right onto the gravel road which leads to the shelter.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 36° 7.473′ N, 82° 3.207′ W. Marker is near Valley, North Carolina, in Avery County. It can be reached from Roaring Creek Road. Plaques are on the Appalachian Trail in the Pishah National Forest. Closest town is Roan Mountain, Tennessee. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newland NC 28657, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the High Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carter County In The Civil War (approx. 3½ miles away in Tennessee); Peg Leg Iron Ore Mine (approx. 3.9 miles away in Tennessee); First Night's Encampment (approx. 4.3 miles away in Tennessee); Yellow Mountain Road (approx. 4.7

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miles away); The Miller Farmstead (approx. 5 miles away in Tennessee); Cranberry Mines (approx. 5.4 miles away); Cranberry High Veterans (approx. 5.4 miles away); Cranberry Iron Mine (approx. 5.4 miles away).

Regarding Overmountain Men. The battle of King’s Mountain was a turning point of the Revolutionary War in the south.

Photographed by Julie Szabo, June 4, 2007

2. Overmountain Men Marker

Photographed by Julie Szabo, June 4, 2007

3. Overmountain Men Marker

The Overmountain Shelter image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Julie Szabo, June 4, 2007

4. The Overmountain Shelter

Photographed by Julie Szabo, June 4, 2007

5. The view

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2007, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 3,968 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 2, 2007, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.