1908 Map of Kings Mountain

About this map

Kings Mountain Battleground stands at the center of this topographic study, documenting the transition between the rolling Piedmont and the prominent peaks of Crowders Mtn and The Pinnacle. Surveyed in the years following the turn of the century, the landscape reveals a dense network of early rural social centers, including Lincoln Academy and numerous houses of worship such as El Bethel Church and Hopewell Church. The arrival of the Southern Railway and the Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line through Grover and Kings Mountain signals the industrial shift of the era, while older transportation methods are still visible at Bordens Ferry on the Broad River. Mineral springs like Althealing Spring and Piedmont Springs highlight the region's early 20th-century draw as a destination for health and respite.