{"id":14401,"date":"2026-02-10T01:49:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T01:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wanderingwhytes.com\/?page_id=14401"},"modified":"2026-07-20T01:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T01:14:21","slug":"kings-mountain-nmp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wanderingwhytes.com\/?page_id=14401","title":{"rendered":"KINGS MOUNTAIN NATIONAL MILITARY PARK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d9890.502349267326!2d-81.3836041074389!3d35.140425819131096!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x8856e4518c7958c5%3A0x7368bbd750154bf5!2sKings%20Mountain%20National%20Military%20Park!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1784509813748!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"856\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194802.png?w=874&amp;ssl=1 874w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194802.png?resize=300%2C120&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194802.png?resize=768%2C308&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"852\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194817.png?fit=852%2C795&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194817.png?w=852&amp;ssl=1 852w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194817.png?resize=300%2C280&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194817.png?resize=768%2C717&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1207\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194833.png?fit=580%2C184&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194833.png?w=1207&amp;ssl=1 1207w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194833.png?resize=300%2C95&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194833.png?resize=1024%2C325&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194833.png?resize=768%2C244&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194833.png?resize=1200%2C381&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1067\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194845.png?fit=580%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194845.png?w=1067&amp;ssl=1 1067w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194845.png?resize=300%2C117&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194845.png?resize=1024%2C398&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194845.png?resize=768%2C299&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Overmountain Men were a force of roughly 1,000 American frontiersmen from west of the Appalachian Mountains (modern-day Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Origin: They lived &#8220;over&#8221; the Appalachian Mountains, a region then known as the Watauga Settlements, and were largely self-reliant, rugged farmers and hunters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Motivation: They were initially uninvolved but took up arms after British Major Patrick Ferguson threatened to destroy their homes and hang their leaders if they did not submit to the Crown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The Campaign: Under leaders like Colonel Isaac Shelby and Captain John Sevier, they crossed the mountains, gathering forces before trapping Ferguson&#8217;s Loyalist army atop Kings Mountain, SC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Significance: The victory was described by Thomas Jefferson as the &#8220;turn of the tide&#8221; in the South, as it destroyed the left wing of Lord Cornwallis\u2019s army and boosted Patriot morale.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Legacy: The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail commemorates their route.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1070\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194905.png?fit=580%2C176&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194905.png?w=1070&amp;ssl=1 1070w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194905.png?resize=300%2C91&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194905.png?resize=1024%2C310&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194905.png?resize=768%2C233&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1231\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194924.png?fit=580%2C335&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194924.png?w=1231&amp;ssl=1 1231w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194924.png?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194924.png?resize=1024%2C591&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194924.png?resize=768%2C443&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194924.png?resize=1200%2C692&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a 3D model of the battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"915\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194939.png?fit=915%2C828&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194939.png?w=915&amp;ssl=1 915w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194939.png?resize=300%2C271&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-194939.png?resize=768%2C695&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderingwhytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-195003.png?fit=952%2C670&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14412\" 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