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  • 07
    07.October.Sunday
    238th Anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain on October 7, 2018.

    238th Anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain

    11:00 AM-12:30 PM
    October 07, 2018
    Kings Mountain National Battlefield Park
    2625 Park Road, Blacksburg, SC, United States

    The National Society Sons of the American Revolution,
    The Kings Mountain Chapter, North Carolina SAR, and,
    The Daniel Morgan Chapter, South Carolina SAR,
    Invite you to attend
    The 238th Anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain

    SAR, DAR, C.A.R. and other patriotic and lineage societies & chapters are invited to participate in a formal wreath laying ceremony at the United States’ Monument. Participants presenting a wreath must deliver it to the Visitors Center no later than 9:30 am on October 7th for labeling and transportation to the monument. Transportation will be provided for those needing assistance to the monument. Continental, militia or period attire is encouraged.

    Download Your Wreath Registration Form Here

    Please complete and return the registration form provided on the following page and no later than Saturday, September 22nd for the registration to be included in the printed program. Registration forms should be returned to .

    Questions about the event can be directed to .

    The Courtyard by Marriott located at 110 Mobile Dr, Spartanburg, SC 29303 is the official hotel for the 2018 Kings Mountain anniversary. A room rate of $99.00 plus tax is available. The hotel can be reached at 864-585-2400. Book your special $99 hotel room rate here.

    The deadline for making a reservation at this rate is September 21, 2018. Additional hotels are available in Gaffney, SC, Gastonia, NC or Kings Mountain, NC.

    Directions to Kings Mountain National Military Park (The park is located on South Carolina Highway 216)

    From Spartanburg, SC, take Interstate 85 NORTH to North Carolina Exit #2 and turn RIGHT. The Visitors Center is located approximately 5 miles on the left.
    – From Charlotte, NC, take Interstate 85 SOUTH to North Carolina Exit #2 and turn LEFT. The Visitors Center is located approximately 5 miles on the left.

    Calendar of Events

    Saturday, October 6th

    2:30-3:30pm  –  OFNA Meeting at Courtyard by Marriott, 110 Mobile Dr, Spartanburg, SC

    3:30-4:30pm  –  South Atlantic District, SAR Meeting Courtyard by Marriott, 110 Mobile Dr., Spartanburg, SC

    4:30-5:30pm  –  Reception at Courtyard by Marriott, sponsored by Kings Mountain Chapter, NCSSAR

    6:00pm  –  “The Night before Kings Mountain”
    Cowpens National Battlefield, 4001 Chesnee Hwy, Gaffney, SC
    Presented by the Overmountain Victory Trail Association

    Sunday, October 7th

    9:30am  –  Deadline for delivery of wreaths to Kings Mountain Visitors Center

    11:00am  –  Wreath Laying Ceremony at the United States Monument

    3:00pm  –  Arrival of the Overmountain Victory Trail Marchers / Commemoration Ceremony

    Registration forms should be returned to . Deadline for registration so that it will appear in the printed program is Saturday, September 22.

    Download Your Wreath Registration Form Here

  • 07
    07.October.Sunday
    238th Anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain on October 7, 2018.

    238th Anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain

    11:00 AM-12:30 PM
    October 07, 2018
    Kings Mountain National Battlefield Park
    2625 Park Road, Blacksburg, SC, United States

    The National Society Sons of the American Revolution,
    The Kings Mountain Chapter, North Carolina SAR, and,
    The Daniel Morgan Chapter, South Carolina SAR,
    Invite you to attend
    The 238th Anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain

    SAR, DAR, C.A.R. and other patriotic and lineage societies & chapters are invited to participate in a formal wreath laying ceremony at the United States’ Monument. Participants presenting a wreath must deliver it to the Visitors Center no later than 9:30 am on October 7th for labeling and transportation to the monument. Transportation will be provided for those needing assistance to the monument. Continental, militia or period attire is encouraged.

    Download Your Wreath Registration Form Here

    Please complete and return the registration form provided on the following page and no later than Saturday, September 22nd for the registration to be included in the printed program. Registration forms should be returned to .

    Questions about the event can be directed to .

    The Courtyard by Marriott located at 110 Mobile Dr, Spartanburg, SC 29303 is the official hotel for the 2018 Kings Mountain anniversary. A room rate of $99.00 plus tax is available. The hotel can be reached at 864-585-2400. Book your special $99 hotel room rate here.

    The deadline for making a reservation at this rate is September 21, 2018. Additional hotels are available in Gaffney, SC, Gastonia, NC or Kings Mountain, NC.

    Directions to Kings Mountain National Military Park (The park is located on South Carolina Highway 216)

    From Spartanburg, SC, take Interstate 85 NORTH to North Carolina Exit #2 and turn RIGHT. The Visitors Center is located approximately 5 miles on the left.
    – From Charlotte, NC, take Interstate 85 SOUTH to North Carolina Exit #2 and turn LEFT. The Visitors Center is located approximately 5 miles on the left.

    Calendar of Events

    Saturday, October 6th

    2:30-3:30pm  –  OFNA Meeting at Courtyard by Marriott, 110 Mobile Dr, Spartanburg, SC

    3:30-4:30pm  –  South Atlantic District, SAR Meeting Courtyard by Marriott, 110 Mobile Dr., Spartanburg, SC

    4:30-5:30pm  –  Reception at Courtyard by Marriott, sponsored by Kings Mountain Chapter, NCSSAR

    6:00pm  –  “The Night before Kings Mountain”
    Cowpens National Battlefield, 4001 Chesnee Hwy, Gaffney, SC
    Presented by the Overmountain Victory Trail Association

    Sunday, October 7th

    9:30am  –  Deadline for delivery of wreaths to Kings Mountain Visitors Center

    11:00am  –  Wreath Laying Ceremony at the United States Monument

    3:00pm  –  Arrival of the Overmountain Victory Trail Marchers / Commemoration Ceremony

    Registration forms should be returned to . Deadline for registration so that it will appear in the printed program is Saturday, September 22.

    Download Your Wreath Registration Form Here

  • 13
    13.October.Saturday
    Fred Learned

    Battle of Shallow Ford

    11:00 AM-12:00 PM
    October 13, 2018
    Historic Huntsville Methodist Church
    4215 Mt. Sinai Drive, Yadkinville, NC 27055, USA

    The BETHABARA and YADKIN VALLEY CHAPTERS

    and the

    NORTH CAROLINA STATE SOCIETY

    of the

    SONS of the AMERICAN REVOLUTION (SAR)

    Invite you to attend the 238th COMMEMORATION

    of the

    BATTLE OF SHALLOW FORD

    Shallow Ford
    Shallow Ford

    11 am, OCTOBER 18th, 2018 HUNTSVILLE, N

    12 pm  Grave Marking Ceremony for Capt. Henry Francis

    The commemorative ceremony will be held at 11 am at the historic Huntsville Methodist Church, 4214 Mt. Sinai Drive, Huntsville, NC.

    Historic Huntsville Methodist Church
    Historic Huntsville Methodist Church

    Guest Speaker will be historian Ann Brownlee

    After the ceremony, a luncheon will be held across the street at the Battle Branch Café, 2505 Farmington Rd., Huntsville, NC 27055. Please register for wreath presentations and Color Guard by October 7th, 2017. Mail your RSVP to: Fred Learned 4030 Dresden Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27104 or email: WREATH AND COLOR GUARD REGISTRATION FORM Name _____________________________________________________ Chapter/Organization ________________________________________ Your Position ______________________________________________ Flag Type You Will Bring ____________________________________ Will You Present a Wreath? ______________Yes ______________No Continental Uniform or Militia? ________________________________ Colonial Attire? _____________________________________________

  • 20
    20.October.Saturday

    Grave Marking for Compatriot Nicholas Bunn Boddie

    10:00 AM-11:00 AM
    October 20, 2018
    Rose Hill Plantation
    2815 Rose Hill Ln Nashville, NC 27856

    A grave marking ceremony for Compatriot Nicholas Bunn Boddie will be held at 10:00 pm Saturday, October 20, 2018.  The grave is located in the Boddie Family Cemetery on Rose Hill Plantation, 2815 Rose Hill Lane, Nashville, NC 27856.  Compatriot  Boddie was a member of the now defunct Rocky Mount Chapter NC SAR.

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Annual NCSSAR Events

See the map below for the locations of annual commemorations that occur throughout the state on or around their anniversary date.

 

1 February 1781 Battle of Cowan’s Ford Huntersville, NC
27 February 1776 Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge Currie, NC
15 March 1781 Battle of Guilford Courthouse Greensboro, NC
12 April 1776 Adoption of the Halifax Resolves Halifax, NC
16 May Battles of Alamance County Burlington, NC
20 May 1775 Signing of the Mecklenberg Declaration of Independence Charlotte, NC
20 June 1775 Adoption of the Liberty Point Resolves Fayetteville, NC
20 June 1780 Battle of Ramsour’s Mill Lincolnton, NC
21 July 1780 Battle of Colson’s Mill Norwood, NC
29 July 1781 Attack at the House in the Horseshoe Deep River, NC
2 August 1781 Battle of Rockfish Creek Wallace, NC
14 August 1775 Issuance of the Tryon Resolves Bessemer City, NC
25-27 August 1774 Issuance of the New Bern Resolves New Bern, NC
1 October 1780 Crossing of the Catawba at Greenlee Ford Morganton, NC
7 October 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain Blacksburg, SC
14 October 1780 Battle of Shallow’s Ford Huntsville, NC