Legs of the Trail LUNCH & LEARN
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The event is free. Space is limited. Lunch may be purchased on site.
Reserve your seat: [email protected] or 864-487-6244
Join the City of Gaffney, the Overmountain Victory Trail Association, Carolina Rising Museum, and the National Park Service for the annual Lunch & Learn: Legs of the Trail.
In the autumn of 1780, Patriot militia gathered from Virginia, the Watauga settlements, the Yadkin valley, and the Carolina Backcountry and marched the “legs” of what is now the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail to Kings Mountain. This program follows those routes through stories from descendants and scholars in a discussion panel format.
11:30 a.m. — Lunch begins (available for purchase on site)
12:00 p.m. — Geographic Legs of the Trail
William Caldwell, Trail Ranger, Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, National Park Service
12:15 p.m. — Discussion Panel
Tom Vaughan represents Col. William Campbell — Virginia Leg, Abingdon Muster Grounds
Shirley Tabor (descendant) represents Col. John Sevier — Watauga / Overmountain Leg, Sycamore Shoals
R.G. Absher represents Col. Benjamin Cleveland — Wilkes–Surry Branch, Elkin · Wilkesboro · Tory Oak
William Brown III (descendant) represents Capt. Joseph Dobson — Burke County / Quaker Meadows Leg, Morganton
Bill Benson (descendant) represents Lt. Col. Frederick Hambright — Lincoln County Leg, Kings Creek · Kings Mountain
Mark Anthony represents Col. Edward Lacey and Col. James Williams — South Carolina Leg, Cowpens · Cherokee Ford · Gaffney
Partners: Get Into Gaffney · Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (NPS) · Overmountain Victory Trail Association · Carolina Rising Museum
AGAIN: The event is free. Space is limited. Lunch may be purchased on site.
Reserve your seat: [email protected] or 864-487-6244
PARKING: 210 North Limestone Street, Gaffney, SC 29340
Reserve your seat: [email protected] or 864-487-6244
Join the City of Gaffney, the Overmountain Victory Trail Association, Carolina Rising Museum, and the National Park Service for the annual Lunch & Learn: Legs of the Trail.
In the autumn of 1780, Patriot militia gathered from Virginia, the Watauga settlements, the Yadkin valley, and the Carolina Backcountry and marched the “legs” of what is now the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail to Kings Mountain. This program follows those routes through stories from descendants and scholars in a discussion panel format.
11:30 a.m. — Lunch begins (available for purchase on site)
12:00 p.m. — Geographic Legs of the Trail
William Caldwell, Trail Ranger, Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, National Park Service
12:15 p.m. — Discussion Panel
Tom Vaughan represents Col. William Campbell — Virginia Leg, Abingdon Muster Grounds
Shirley Tabor (descendant) represents Col. John Sevier — Watauga / Overmountain Leg, Sycamore Shoals
R.G. Absher represents Col. Benjamin Cleveland — Wilkes–Surry Branch, Elkin · Wilkesboro · Tory Oak
William Brown III (descendant) represents Capt. Joseph Dobson — Burke County / Quaker Meadows Leg, Morganton
Bill Benson (descendant) represents Lt. Col. Frederick Hambright — Lincoln County Leg, Kings Creek · Kings Mountain
Mark Anthony represents Col. Edward Lacey and Col. James Williams — South Carolina Leg, Cowpens · Cherokee Ford · Gaffney
Partners: Get Into Gaffney · Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (NPS) · Overmountain Victory Trail Association · Carolina Rising Museum
AGAIN: The event is free. Space is limited. Lunch may be purchased on site.
Reserve your seat: [email protected] or 864-487-6244
PARKING: 210 North Limestone Street, Gaffney, SC 29340
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Gaffney Crossroads, 301 N. Limestone Street, Gaffney, SC, United States, South Carolina 29340
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