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Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail — Cherokee Ford Trail in Gaffney, SC
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Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

South Carolina · SC

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The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (OVHT) is part of the U.S. National Trails System, and N.C. State Trail System. It recognizes the Revolutionary War Overmountain Men, Patriots from what is now East Tennessee who crossed the Unaka Mountains and then fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina.

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