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On September 29, 1780, the Overmountain Men descended the east face of the Blue Ridge Mountains through Gillespie and Hefner Gaps using separate trails before reuniting at the Catawba River.","url":"","lat":35.8541319465,"lon":-82.0514426738},{"name":"W. Kerr Scott Dam & Reservoir Visitor Center","description":"Visitor Center for W. Kerr Scott Dam & Reservoir, featuring information about the Army Corps of Engineers, the wildlife of the Yadkin River Valley, and the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail. On September 28, 1780, hundreds of Patriot militia traveled down the Yadkin River on their way to the Battle of Kings Mountain. Their original route is now underneath the reservoir, and hiking and biking trails along the shoreline closely follow their route.","url":"","lat":36.1307694161825,"lon":-81.2275779247284},{"name":"Cowpens National Battlefield Visitor Center","description":"Museum contains a reproduction 3-pounder cannon, other weapons and artifacts of the Revolutionary War period, and exhibits. \"Cowpens: A Battle Remembered\" is an 18-minute video shown hourly in the museum. American Battlefield Trust film on the American Revolution shown in the map room (18 minutes) Sales Outlet operated by America's National Parks offers books, postcards, and theme-related souvenirs.","url":"","lat":35.1368171,"lon":-81.8180957},{"name":"Kings Mountain National Military Park Visitor Center","description":"The visitor center has a movie (25 minutes), a bookstore operated by America's National Parks, and a museum. The museum has artifacts from the battle and audio exhibits inside walk-in trees that resemble the 1780 battlefield.","url":"","lat":35.141202,"lon":-81.376327}],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"kings-mountain-national-military-park","km":1},{"slug":"cowpens-national-battlefield","km":39},{"slug":"carl-sandburg-home-national-historic-site","km":99},{"slug":"blue-ridge-parkway","km":111},{"slug":"pisgah-national-forest","km":115},{"slug":"carolina-sandhills-national-wildlife-refuge","km":118}],"hasBoundary":false,"boundarySource":null,"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=ovvi"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.621Z","alerts":[],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/overmountain-victory-national-historic-trail/","boundaryUrl":null}