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Anne
May 4, 2022
Important muster of the Over Mountain Men who helped turn the tide of the Revolution at Kings Mt.
Christal
January 5, 2022
Colonial and Revolutionary War buffs, look no further! Abingdon Muster Grounds is open from dawn until dusk year-round for self-guided walking tours. The Keller Interpretive Center, located within the 9-acre Muster Grounds, is open seasonally. It is the premier center for Colonial Backcountry history from the American Revolutionary period in Southwest Virginia. Exhibits help visitors discover what life was like for the Overmountain Men, Backcountry Women, African-Americans and Native Americans, as well as British Loyalists, and a history of Washington County, the Overmountain region of Southwest Virginia. Artifacts used at the Battle of Kings Mountain and others from the late 18th-century Overmountain region are on display.
Colonial and Revolutionary War buffs, look no further! Abingdon Muster Grounds is open from dawn until dusk year-round for self-guided walking tours. The Keller Interpretive Center, located within the 9-acre Muster Grounds, is open seasonally. It is the premier center for Colonial Backcountry hist…
Becky
April 10, 2022
The 9-acre Abingdon Muster Grounds is the premier center for Colonial Backcountry history from the American Revolutionary Period in Southwest Virginia. Call ahead to make sure they are open.
Allison
August 12, 2016
Look out my back window and you'll see the Abingdon Muster Grounds! The Muster Grounds is the northern trailhead of the 330-mile long Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail. In the summer of 1780, the Southern American colonies – and hopes of independence – seemed at the mercy of an invading British army. A militia was formed on the western frontier, known as the Overmountain Men. This brave group of some 400 volunteers came to the Abingdon Muster Grounds to begin their journey. Joined by other militia, 1,000 Overmountain Men gave chase to British Major Patrick Ferguson, surrounding his army on Kings Mountain, SC. In little over an hour, they killed or captured his entire command. Kings Mountain was the beginning of the end to the Revolution, assuring independence for the United States of America.
Look out my back window and you'll see the Abingdon Muster Grounds! The Muster Grounds is the northern trailhead of the 330-mile long Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail. In the summer of 1780, the Southern American colonies – and hopes of independence – seemed at the mercy of an invading…
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1780 Muster Pl
Abingdon, VA