On Mill Creek Road (State Road 1407) 0.4 miles south of Graphite Road, on the right when traveling south.
When called upon to defend their homeland and firesides, men and boys from McDowell County answered the call by the hundreds. From the first musket shot fired at Big Bethel to the last shots fired at Appomattox, men from McDowell County were . . . — — Map (db m284201) WM
On Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 349.2), 2.7 miles north of South Toe River Road, on the right when traveling north.
The 8000-acre Curtis Creek tract before you was the first parcel of land acquired under the Weeks Act. This act was signed by President Taft in 1911 and authorized buying parcels of land that would become eastern National Forests. This tract also . . . — — Map (db m183160) HM
On Water Street east of Catawba Avenue (County Road 1103), on the right when traveling east.
The Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center is dedicated to bringing life to the wonderful history of the “Old North State”. The museum, open year round, focuses on history from the pioneer era through the early 20th century. A variety of . . . — — Map (db m211004) HM
On Coxe Road (County Route 1005) 0.4 miles east of River Crest Parkway, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, . . . — — Map (db m266614) HM
Near Parkway Maintenance Road 0.2 miles west of State Highway 226, on the left when traveling west.
Rededicated on September 29th, 1980
to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the heroic march
of the "Over the Mountain Men."
When American independence looked hopeless
a citizen army marched thru this mountain gap
to challenge British . . . — — Map (db m138466) HM WM
Near Parkway Maintenance Road 0.1 miles west of State Highway 226, on the left when traveling west.
On Friday, September 29, 1780, a large part of the American Army passed this spot, under command of Colonels William Campbell, Isaac Shelby and John Sevier. On their march to the battle of King's Mountain, where the British and Tory forces, . . . — — Map (db m138478) HM WM
On King Street at West Pittsylvania Street, on the left when traveling north on King Street.
The original Charters of Freedom are on
display in The Rotunda at the National
Archives in Washington, D.C.
The Declaration of Independence was adopted July 4, 1776.
The United States Constitution was adopted September . . . — — Map (db m290872) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 221) at East Court Steeet (U.S. 70), on the right when traveling north on East Main Street.
The original Charters of Freedom are on
display in The Rotunda at the National
Archives in Washington, D.C.
The Declaration of Independence was adopted July 4, 1776.
The United States Constitution was adopted September . . . — — Map (db m268520) HM
On Yates Avenue near Kitazuma Road, on the right when traveling south.
Used by Indians and pioneers in crossing Blue Ridge. General Rutherford's expedition against Cherokee passed here, September, 1776. — — Map (db m57036) HM
