Kings Mountain National Military Park: Cultural Landscape Report, Kings Mountain National Military Park, National Park Service
Hart Vincent S. 2003. Kings Mountain National Military Park: Cultural Landscape Report, Kings Mountain National Military Park, National Park Service. Cultural Landscape Report. NPS Southeast Regional Office. Southeast Regional Office
This cultural landscape report (CLR) analyzes and provides treatment recommendations for Kings Mountain National Military Park (the Park, the Military Park), South Carolina, to preserve and interpret the Kings Mountain Battleground resources. In addition, the report addresses: a) The integrity of historical resources associated with the Battle of Kings Mountain, the commemorative period following the battle, and the NPS Park Development Era b) The integration of use and management of historical resources to support the goals of the Park’s interpretive program c) The treatment recommendations for individual historic landscape features d) The overall treatment for the historic landscape that accommodates non-historic resources necessary to manage a site open to the public.The report does not include an analysis of the Howser or Norman-Morris farmsteads. These properties are discussed in this report only in reference to post-battle land use changes in the Kings Mountain area. Additional studies to determine the significance and integrity of these landscapes is recommended. The Park seeks information to determine the actual condition of the battleground landscape on October 7, 1780. Managing the site to achieve similar conditions is addressed in this document. Subsequent additions to the landscape that commemorate the Battle of Kings Mountain and design features constructed during the NPS Park Development Era are also evaluated to support the Park’s interpretive program. Finally, the Park’s nomination to the National Register of Historic Places is reviewed. This report includes: a) A limited investigation of the pre-battlefield landscape (American Indian and colonial settlement to 1780) b) A limited investigation of the battlefield landscape (1780) c) A limited investigation of the private ownership and commemorative period (1780-1931) d) A limited investigation of the Federal Administration period (1931 to present) including creation of the Park under jurisdiction of the War Department (1931), the early NPS Development Era (1933-1941), changes initiated during the Service-wide Mission 66 initiative, and preparation for the 1976 United States bicentennial celebration e) A limited investigation of the Recreation Demonstration Area as it reflects design and management of the Military Park during the Park’s development period.A review of existing conditions (NPS) is presented, as well as analysis and treatment recommendations for vegetation and other site features as they represent the battlefield landscape, the commemorative period, and the NPS Park Development Era. Primary sources for investigating the battleground landscape included historical plats, maps, and period agricultural and industrial censa. Research of the battle’s commemorative efforts included period photographs, and commemorative brochures and pamphlets. Examples of the early NPS Development Era, Mission 66 initiative, and bicentennial celebration were reviewed in park master plans, photographs, and other design documentation.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hart Vincent, Susan
- Date of Issue
- 2003
- Publisher
- NPS Southeast Regional Office
- Units
- HIST , KIMO , SER
- Keywords
- American Revolutionary War, Battle, Battleground, Colonial Road, Cultural Resources, ehistory, Forest, Grazing, Hunting, loyalists, Major Patrick Ferguson, Military, militia, Mountaineers, patriot, plateau, Ridge Road, Springs, Summit, thin soil