by mcncdmin | Oct 28, 2019 | History, Overmountain Men, People
As we conclude our series on the Battle of Kings Mountain, we thought we would take some time to note a couple of veterans of the battle that ended up in the Toe River Valley, along with ones from other battles that are buried in our area. One of the soldiers who...
by mcncdmin | Oct 28, 2019 | History
The Battle of King’s Mountain was a crucial American victory in the War for Independence. The British had taken the fighting to the South, confident the large number of Loyalists there would bring a Patriot defeat, and the fall of Charleston in May 1780 had indeed...
by mcncdmin | Oct 28, 2019 | History, Overmountain Men, People
Three prominent family names from the Toe River Valley are closely associated with the Battle of Kings Mountain: Wiseman, Baker, and Davenport. Their personal relationships began along the James River in Virginia and continued to North Carolina along the Johns River...
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