• Azaleas bloom in the lower parking lot at the Cowpens National Battlefield Visitor Center.

    Cowpens

    National Battlefield South Carolina

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  • Closures for Week of May 13 - 19

    The Loop Road and Trailhead Parking Lot will be closed to pedestrian, horse, bicycle, and vehicle traffic for fog seal application from Wednesday, May 15 - Sunday, May 19, 2013. The interpretive Battlefield Trail will still be open to pedestrian traffic.

Getting Ready for 2016

The National Park Service turns 100 on August 25, 2016. To us, it's not about cakes and candles — it's about being an organization ready to take on the challenges of our second century. Our blueprint to get there — A Call to Action — outlines the innovative work we want to accomplish. Cowpens National Battlefield is a big part of this effort. Take a look at what we're doing locally and get involved!

 

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  • Life during the Colonial Period and the American Revolution

    Children from the day camp learn the musket drill with dummy guns.

    April 2 -5, Spartanburg-area children spent their spring break learning about life during the colonial period and the American Revolution. Cowpens National Battlefield collaborated with the Spartanburg Historical Association and the Spartanburg YMCA to host a spring break camp for underserved 3rd and 4th graders funded by a Ticket to Ride grant from the National Park Foundation. Read more

  • Local Artisans Ply Their Craft at Cowpens

    Local artisan demonstrates 18th century woodworking

    Cowpens National Battlefield and the Carolina Foothills Artisan Center combined contemporary artisans practicing 19th century craftsmanship and interactive living history lessons at the park. Read more

  • Permanent Employees Attended Operational Leadership Training

    Park employees sit around a table in the administrative office and work on an assignment.

    All Cowpens National Battlefield permanent employees have attended Operational Leadership training empowering them to use critical thinking skills in daily risk management decisions and encourage employees to embrace safety as part of their professional identity. COWP also managed to train a few long-term seasonal employees so they too can implement Operational Leadership principles at Cowpens. Read more

  • S.T.E.P. into the Future

    A ranger and two visitors are standing under trees as the ranger begins his program.

    Through a partnership with Charlotte, North Carolina’s Johnson C. Smith University, a historically black university with a Pubic History program, Cowpens National Battlefield recruited an intern for the spring of 2012 and employed a STEP Visitor Use Assistant for the summer. Read more

  • Thousands of Students Brought to Cowpens

    Kids from the Boys and Girls Club learn to fold the falg.

    Throughout the 2012 fiscal year Cowpens National Battlefield expanded opportunities for students to directly experience national parks. Through collaboration with the National Park Foundation and the NPS Youth Partnership Program, Cowpens provided transportation funds to bus more than 20 schools, 7 Boys and Girls Clubs for a total of 3026 students to the park. Read more

Did You Know?

USS Cowpens, CVL-25 and CG-63

Two ships were named for the Battle of Cowpens, CVL-25, a WWII light aircraft carrier, and CG-63, a guided missile cruiser.