Kings Mountain National Military Park | |
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Location | York / Cherokee counties, South Carolina |
Nearest city | Blacksburg, South Carolina |
Coordinates | 35°8′16″N 81°23′22″W / 35.13778°N 81.38944°W |
Area | 3,945 acres[1] |
Established | August 10, 1933[2] |
Visitors | 268,394 (in 2005) |
Governing body | National Park Service |
Website | Kings Mountain National Military Park |
Kings Mountain Monument | |
Built | 1780 |
Architect | Mckim, Mead & White; Howser, Henry (NPS) |
Architectural style | Modern Movement, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 66000079[3] |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
Kings Mountain National Military Park is a National Military Park near Blacksburg, South Carolina, along the North Carolina/South Carolina border.[4][5] The park commemorates the Battle of Kings Mountain, a pivotal and significant victory by American Patriots over American Loyalists during the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[3] Thomas Jefferson considered the battle "The turn of the tide of success."[6]