We detoured on our drive to Atlanta, picking up three more national park sites...all of them related to the Revolutionary War. And prior to these visits, we had no idea how pivotal the South was to the American victory in the war against the British. In fact, King's Mountain and Cowpens Battlefields were instrumental to the war's momentum shifting to favor the patriots' cause.
King's Mountain and Cowpens are just south of the North Carolina state line, in western South Carolina. The third site, Ninety Six National Historical Site, is south of Greenville, which brought to mind our wonderful piano teacher, June, who is from that city. The town of Ninety Six is so named because its settlement, a center of trade, was 96 miles from the next trading post. The national park site features the only intact earthworks fort in the country.
We knowingly packed too much into our day, the consequence of which is that we didn't get to explore each of these places to a satisfactory extent. But we definitely learned more about the importance of these and other South Carolina places in the war of Independence. We had assumed, incorrectly, that most of its notable history involved the Civil War. We stand corrected, gladly.
This evening we're settled into my cousin's home on the northern outskirts of Atlanta. We look forward to relaxing here for a few days and enjoying the fun of our kids playing together. I'll share pictures tomorrow. Tonight, it's time for conversation!
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