Jenny Findsen 9/30/21 Jenny Findsen 9/30/21

Video: Kings Mountain

Here is a short video done by the History Channel that give some background on The Battle of Kings Mountain. In the video it talks about the roles played by the Watauga settlers and the Overmountain men.

Jenny Findsen 9/23/21 Jenny Findsen 9/23/21

Nancy Ward

Jenny Findsen 9/20/21 Jenny Findsen 9/20/21

Nancy Ward Statue

Nancy Ward or Nanyehi was an important figure in Cherokee history. Part of the powerful Wolf Clan, she was revered among her people as a ‘beloved woman’ or honored elder.

Jenny Findsen 9/18/21 Jenny Findsen 9/18/21

Daniel Boone Killed a Bear

The legendary American frontiersman Daniel Boone had an interesting habit of marking a tree wherever he killed a bear. He would carve with a hunting knife his name and date in a nearby tree. They are called the “Boone Bear Trees.”