Gilbert Town
Inscription
Before Battle of King’s
Mountain, Sept. 1780,
the Patriot Overmountain
Men and British troops
led by Patrick Ferguson
camped in the vicinity.
Location
AddressUS 221 (Main Street) at Hollands Creek in Rutherfordton
CityRutherfordton
CountyRutherford
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.389690, -81.959730
Sources
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