Our Rich History
Proclaimed by Thomas Jefferson, the Revolutionary battle at Kings Mountain became "the turning point of the American Revolution."
1872
Charlotte-Atlanta Airline Railway
Transportation
Farmers had no vision of turning the land into town lots or industrial sites, but men of other parts of the county and adjacent areas saw the possibilities for development.
1874
W.A. Mauney
First Settler
He was the first man to establish a home, opened the first store, was the first postmaster, builder of the first cotton mill and pioneered in the banking business of that general section.
1874
Kings Mountain
Incorporated
Kings Mountain takes its name from the historical Revolutionary battle fought five miles south, thus bringing meaning to our motto "The Historical City."
1905
Gardner-Webb & UNCC
Education
Gardner Webb University is only a thirty-minute drive and UNCC is forty-five minutes away.