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    Earl Scruggs Center

    Earl Scruggs Center

    5.0(6 reviews)
    10.7 mi

    The Earl Scruggs Center is located in Downtown Shelby in the 1907 built Cleveland County…read moreCourthouse. Free parking is available on the street. The entrance is on the Washington Street side of the building. Make sure to stop at the smaller building outside as that is where you buy your tickets and receive your earbuds. From there you can proceed inside the renovated courthouse and a docent with start the introduction film then explain what order to go through the museum. The Center opened in 2014. I did not know who Earl Scruggs was before my visit. The North Carolina Musicians Mural Trail brought me to Shelby, NC. But he was a well-known banjo player and who had his own style of playing while developing the sounds of bluegrass. Besides Scruggs, the museum tells some of the history of Cleveland County. The Rotunda has the instruments used by the Scruggs family. In These Hills tells Earl Scrugg's story and has some interactive exhibits. There is a board where you can listen to his music and that of other artists. Out of Carolina is the next room and covers the next stage in Scruggs career. The radio history, Shelby Dynasty and textile mills in the area. Turning Road is the last room covers the Civil Rights Movement, textile mills closing, and changing music styles. I recommend a visit to the center if you are near Shelby.

    Very interactive and interesting to learn about Earl Scruggs and bluegrass music. I enjoyed it…read morewith my family.

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    Gift shop and where you buy tickets

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    Kings Mountain National Military Park - Kings Mountain National Military Park, Blacksburg

    Kings Mountain National Military Park

    4.7(32 reviews)
    7.3 mi

    This was a really nice and easy hike. I did the loop, counter-clockwise so I got the reward of the…read moreobelisk marker near the end. If you just want to see that, walk clockwise. This is a smoothly paved 1.5 mile loop trail that covers the ground where the Battle of Kings Mountain took place on October 7, 1780. Considered by Thomas Jefferson, "The turn of the tide of success" this decisive military battle pitched the Patriot forces, known as the Overmountain Men, against the American loyalist militia that was led by British Major Patric Ferguson. Ferguson was killed in the battle and nearly 700 of the Loyalists were taken prisoner. I would consider this slightly harder than easy as there are some inclines. There are benches and captions and a telephone audio tour along the way, so plenty of opportunities for breaks. The site was designated a National Military Park in 1931 and before that, hosted major commemorative events including a speech by President Herbert Hoovery in 1930. There is a gift shop (of course) with mementoes. They also host a breech-loading rifle demonstration if that's something that interests you. Lots of parking and plenty of shade. [Review 672 of 2025 - 1295 in South Carolina - 24233 overall]

    Kings Mountain is located in South Carolina not far south of the North Carolina state line. There…read moreis easy access off I-85 to the small mountain. Although small in the scope of mountain size, it holds a huge place in the history of the country. Kings Mountain was the site of an important battle in the southern campaign of the Revolutionary War. Although I had only one Revolutionary War ancestor from South Carolina, the campaign is particularly interesting for me. It was brutal with those who fought in South Carolina being loyalists & patriots who were previously friends & neighbors. Such was the case with the Battle of King's Mountain, fought on October 7, 1780. Led by British Major Patrick Ferguson the loyalists outnumbered the patriots who were a group of volunteers called the Overmountain Men. The group mustered in Abingdon, VA and crossed the Appalachian mountains on horse & foot, adding to their ranks by individuals along the way, to the battle site in Western South Carolina. They weren't experienced soldiers. But they knew the mountain ways and weren't at all frightening by Ferguson's threats, In the end it was a decisive patriot victory with Ferguson being killed & buried on the mountain. A large tombstone was erected along the path up what is more of a hill than mountain. Thomas Jefferson called the victory "The turn of the tide of success." On the day I visited it was very hot. My Golden Girl & I quickly went through the Visitor's Center to the path up the mountain. I felt as if I were walking the path of history as we trudged the hilly path to the monument at the top of the hill. We stopped at Ferguson's grave, along with that of another who never made it off the mountains. It was our tribute to the Overmountain Men, who saw the need and left their homes for the uncertain future waiting in the form of Tory militias. We owe them such gratitude for the role they played in achieving our country's independence.

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    Kings Mountain National Military Park, Blacksburg

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