Kings Mountain National Military Park

Kings Mountain National Military Park is a National Military Park near Blacksburg, South Carolina, along the North Carolina/South Carolina border. 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. Thomas Jefferson considered the battle "The turn of the tide of success."

Kings Mountain National Military Park
Kings Mountain Monument
LocationYork / Cherokee counties, South Carolina
Nearest cityBlacksburg, South Carolina
Coordinates35°8′16″N 81°23′22″W
Area3,945 acres
EstablishedAugust 10, 1933
Visitors268,394 (in 2005)
Governing bodyNational Park Service
WebsiteKings Mountain National Military Park
Kings Mountain Monument
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Built1780
ArchitectMckim, Mead & White; Howser, Henry (NPS)
Architectural styleModern Movement, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Federal
NRHP reference No.66000079
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
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