Inside the visitor center, we looked at the uniforms of the American Over-mountain man and a Loyalist of the British Crown. The men that fought in the battle of Kings Mountain were not normal military men. These men were all colonist that happened to have their loyalties lie to different sides of the revolution. This battle was more of 'civil war' than British troops versus the American troops.
We watched the movie about the battle of Kings Mountain in the theater of the visitor center. We learned how the battle took place and how it, along with the Battle of Cowpens, changed the course of the American Revolution.
After the movie, we looked at the museum. Unfortunately, the museum area was under construction and most of the displays were off limits.
We did not walk the trail, due to the weather conditions.
We decided to brave the mist and light rain to head to the state park section. As we ate our lunch, under the picnic shelter, the rain began to dissipate and the sun started to poke out. Yay! We traveled over to the living history area of the park after lunch.
This area of the state park is a wonderful depiction of a back country farmstead. We enjoyed looking at the different buildings and watching the horses.
Overall, we had a nice outing with friends to learn more about the lives of our ancestors.
