Moores Creek National Battlefield

 

"King George and Broadswords!"

In the early morning hours of February 27, 1776, Loyalist forces charged across a partially dismantled Moores Creek Bridge. Beyond the bridge, nearly 1,000 North Carolina Patriots waited quietly with cannons and muskets poised to fire. This battle marked the last broadsword charge by Scottish Highlanders and the first significant victory for the Patriots in the American Revolution.

4 Mar 2025

This Park protects the land of a Revolutionary Battlefield for a battle that lasted less than four minutes. This was the first major victory for the patriots and set in motion the road to victory in the Revolutionary war for the United States. We started this visit at the Visitor Center taking in the offered ten-minute movie that did a great job at explaining the battle here and what it meant to starting the march to independence for the United States. There is a great timeline of both the Carolina's and the United States along the walls and the Center also has great exhibits from the time of the battle. After the Visitors Center we picked up Daisy's BARK Program pamphlet and headed out to take in the one-mile Historic trail. This trail makes a loop around the Battlefield taking in the breast works, the reconstructed bridge and the monuments. We finished our walk, and Daisy got another collar tag to add to her collection. We spent around 3 hours exploring this site.

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Our 181st NPS Unit

Cowpens NB

                                                                 

The Battle of Cowpens, January 17, 1781, took place in the latter part of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution and of the Revolution itself. It became known as the turning point of the war in the South, part of a chain of events leading to Patriot victory at Yorktown. The Cowpens victory was won over a crack British regular army and brought together strong armies and leaders who made their mark on history. 

Feb 28, 2025
We made a return trip today to let Daisy get her BARK Ranger Certificate, no new collar tags this time. We picked up a booklet for Daisy and headed out to the trail. We enjoyed the booklet and Daisy enjoyed taking in the smells of all the critters that call this area home. After the Trail Walk, we stopped at the Visitor Center and Daisy got her Certificate. 

Sept 19, 2013

A decisive victory for the American forces. We took in the visitor Center taking in the exhibits and movie to get a better understanding of the events that took place here. After the Visitor Centers we took the girls out on the trail to get an understanding of the size of the battle. We were left in wonder on how close the two armies were in combat; you could almost throw a rock at each other.

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Our 89th NPS Unit

Kings Mountain NMP

                                                              

The turn of the tide of success

Thomas Jefferson called it "The turn of the tide of success." The battle of Kings Mountain, fought October 7th, 1780, was an important American victory during the Revolutionary War. The battle was the first major patriot victory to occur after the British invasion of Charleston, SC in May 1780. The park preserves the site of this important battle. A Battle that set in motion a new direction of the revolutionary war.  The British decided to change their tactics and move the war to the Southern states. After a series of victories, they would meet a group of Mountain men that feared there way of life would be threatened. This small army won a victory that would turn an unwinnable war to a winnable war for the Americans.

Feb 28, 2025

We made a return trip with Daisy Mae joining us for the walk around the trail. No BARK Program but we still had a great day for a trail walk with so many smells for Daisy to take in. 

Sept 20, 2013

We got to take in the unit today with the girls tagging along. After taking in the exhibits and movie at the visitor center and learning why this site was so important to the road to the end of the revolutionary war and our independence. We headed out to take the one-mile trail around the battlefield. The girls really enjoyed the day taking in all the sights and smells.  

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Our 91st NPS Unit






The girls resting at Centennial Monument