A South Carolina Revolutionary War Road Trip: Part 2 - The Upcountry

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Kings Mountain National Military Park

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James Williams Gravesite

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Cowpens National Battlefield

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Walnut Grove Plantation

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Upcountry History Museum

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Falls Park on the Reedy

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A South Carolina Revolutionary War Road Trip: Part 2 - The Upcountry

By Jason Barnette

Kings Mountain National Military Park

No. 1

James Williams Gravesite

No. 2

Cowpens National Battlefield

No. 3

Walnut Grove Plantation

No. 4

Upcountry History Museum

No. 5

Falls Park on the Reedy

No. 6

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