Alexander's Ford on the Overmountain Victory NHT

A hiking trail goes through a forest with trees of Fall colors.

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Polk County NC

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2 listed

Information, Picnic Table

October 5, 1780

The Patriot militia arrived at the Green River on October 5 and made their encampment along its banks. They were heading south to Fort Ninety Six, Ferguson's assumed destination. Colonel Edward Lacey of South Carolina found the Patriot army here and brought news of Ferguson: he was to the east, not the south. Lacey and the other officers made plans to meet the next evening at the Cowpens and hurry onward. This would be their final camp with the full militia together, although they did not know it then. In the morning the militia crossed at Alexander’s Ford and rode on.

There is an interpretive wayside at the trailhead. There is a natural surface hiking trail or gravel road that can be used to reach the same location at the banks of the Green River, both approximately 1-mile long. Together they form an approximately 2-mile loop back to the parking area.

There are no restrooms at the site. Picnic tables are available at the trailhead.

The site is open year round, from sunrise to sunset.