Cleveland County
13 places on the trail: 13 highway markers.
People of Cleveland County in Carolina Quotes
Colonial North Carolina, 1585-1774
Revolution and founding, 1775-1789
- O-1BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAINOvermountain Men from Tenn., Va., & N.C. led Patriots to victory over British, Oct. 7, 1780. Site 7 miles south.
- O-6CORNWALLISEntered North Carolina near here, January, 1781, on his second invasion of the state, pursuing Morgan and Greene.
- O-59GRAHAM'S FORTHome of Col. William Graham. Site of Tory raid, 1780. Served as Revolutionary War fort. Site is 300 yds. N.E.
- O-5KINGS MOUNTAIN BATTLEGROUNDSite of decisive British defeat on Oct. 7, 1780. National Military Park located 5 mi. southeast in South Carolina.
- O-13PATRICK FERGUSONTory force led by Col. Ferguson camped nearby Oct. 4-5, 1780. Two days later Ferguson died in major British defeat at Ki...
The young state, 1790-1860
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
The New South, 1878-1929
Modern North Carolina, 1930 on
- O-48CLYDE R. HOEYUnited States Senator, 1945-54, congressman, governor, N.C. legislator, lawyer, editor. Home is 1 mi., grave 1.2 mi., N....
- O-43GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITYBaptist. Founded 1905 as Boiling Springs High School; junior college, 1928-1971. University since 1993.
- O-71W. J. CASH 1900-1941Author of The Mind of The South. Editor & journalist. His grave is located 1600 ft. N.