NC, USA
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
Trail
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.
Visiting Today
Address
Kings Mountain National Military Park, Blacksburg, SC 29702
Connected Events
Sep 1780
Ferguson's Ultimatum to the Overmountain Settlements
Major Patrick Ferguson, Colonel Isaac Shelby, Colonel John Sevier
Sep 1780
Overmountain Men Muster at Sycamore Shoals
Major Patrick Ferguson
Sep 1780
Overmountain Men Cross the Appalachians
Major Patrick Ferguson
Oct 1780
Oct 1780
Patriot Forces Encircle Kings Mountain
Major Patrick Ferguson, Colonel William Campbell
Oct 1780
Battle of Kings Mountain
Major Patrick Ferguson
Oct 1780
Major Patrick Ferguson Is Killed
Major Patrick Ferguson
Oct 1780
Cornwallis Cancels the North Carolina Invasion
Major Patrick Ferguson