Kings Mountain

Ferguson Monument

Monument · Kings Mountain National Military Park, Blacksburg, SC 29702

Summit monument marking where Major Patrick Ferguson was killed on October 7, 1780. Shot multiple times, he fell from his horse near the crest and was buried on the mountain. Acknowledged even by enemies as a brave soldier.

Kings Mountain National Military Park

Battlefield · 2625 Park Rd, Blacksburg, SC 29702

3,945-acre national military park preserving the October 7, 1780 battle ridgeline. Includes a 1.5-mile loop trail, monuments to commanders on both sides, and a museum. The summit ridge — as narrow as 60 feet in places — made the Loyalist position indefensible against encirclement.

Kings Mountain National Military Park Visitor Center

Museum · 2625 Park Rd, Blacksburg, SC 29702

Exhibits on the battle, the Overmountain Men's journey, and the backcountry civil war. Artifacts include period weapons, a reproduction Ferguson breech-loading rifle, period clothing, and maps of the encircling assault.

Kings Mountain State Park (Adjacent Living History Farm)

Landmark · 1277 Park Rd, Blacksburg, SC 29702

Adjacent SC state park with a living history farm recreating 1780s backcountry settlement life — context for understanding the Overmountain Men as frontier farmers, not professional soldiers, and how their world differed from the tidewater Patriot gentry.

Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

Trail · Kings Mountain National Military Park, Blacksburg, SC 29702

330-mile National Historic Trail tracing the route from Sycamore Shoals in present-day Elizabethton, Tennessee, over the Appalachians to Kings Mountain. Sections pass through historic terrain and are marked for hikers; the full route is commemorated annually.

Patriot and Loyalist Mass Grave Site

Cemetery · Kings Mountain National Military Park, Blacksburg, SC 29702

Area near the summit where Patriot and Loyalist dead were buried after the battle. Ferguson was interred on the mountain where he fell. The proximity of the graves reflects the intimate geography of a battle fought between American neighbors.