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Title Over Mountain Victory Trail - September 29, 1980 - 200th Anniversary
Date September 29, 1980
Description Photograph shows a group of people during the 200th anniversary celebration of the Over Mountain Victory Trail near the Museum of North Carolina Minerals, located at milepost 331 in section 2L of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The event commemorated the Overmountain Men, American Revolutionary soldiers who fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain. Taken by C.E. Westveer on September 29, 1980.
Location Location Name: Museum of North Carolina Minerals
Parkway Milepost: 331.0
Latitude: 35.853343
Longitude: -82.051997
Creator Individual C.E. Westveer
Tags Automobiles
Building
Gillespie Gap (N.C.)
Museum of North Carolina Minerals (N.C.)
People
Photographs
Trails
Weather
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway