The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (OVHT) is part of the U.S. National Trails System. It recognizes the Revolutionary War Overmountain Men, Patriots from what is now East Tennessee who crossed the Great Smoky Mountains and then fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina.
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... along the segments of the Appalachian mountain trails and highways closely following the path of the actual 1780 march to the battle site located near present day Kings Mountain, North ... scouts have long followed the segments of the famous overmountain victory trail, and in 1975 three Elizabethton boy scouts were among those who completed the first re-enactment of the ... Vice President Nelson Rockefeller at the Kings Mountain National Military Park located near Blacksburg, South Carolina ...
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