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Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

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Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments National Parks and Monuments

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Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
(Overmountain Victory Trail Association)
Address: PO Box 242421
Charlotte, NC 28224
Phone: 770-382-2863 - Phone;
Web: www.ovta.org

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Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
(Trail Administrator - National Park Service)
Address: c/o Kings Mountain National Military Park
2435 Park Rd
Blacksburg, SC 29702
Phone: 864-936-3477 - Phone;
Fax: 864-936-3477 - Fax;
Web: www.nps.gov/ovvi
Established: September 8, 1980. Description: In the fall of 1780, upcountry patriots from Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina formed a militia to respond to British threats. This trail marks their 14-day trek across the Appalachians to the Piedmont region of the Carolinas. There they defeated loyalist militia at the Battle of Kings Mountain, setting in motion events that led to the British surrender at Yorktown and the end of the Revolutionary War. Each year history buffs retrace this patriotic event. Much of the trail has become road and highway; only a 20-mile portion remains as a foot trail across the mountains. In most places roadside signs indicate proximity to the trail.
Legth: 300 miles.

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The economic impacts and uses of long distance trails: A case study of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail.
To connect residents to the rich history of the area, 1780 will offer more than three-and-a-half miles of pathways on the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail in the first phase, accessible throughout the community's 1,190 acres.
 
 
 
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