1908 Map of Kings Mountain

About this map

Kings Mountain Battleground stands as a central historical landmark in this early 20th-century survey of the Carolina borderlands. The landscape is defined by the prominent ridge of Kings Mountain, stretching southwest from the bustling town of Kings Mountain through Sherrars Gap and Stepps Gap. This era reveals a rural society built on a network of family-named landmarks and numerous small congregations, such as Bethlehem Church and Beersheba Church. The Southern RR and the Atlanta Line facilitate commerce through settlements like Grover and Crocker, while Bordens Ferry provides a vital crossing of the Broad River in the southwestern corner. Of particular interest to local historians is the site of Piedmont Springs and the early educational presence at Lincoln Academy, reflecting the social infrastructure established before the modernization of the mid-1900s.