Cowpens National Battlefield
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Cowpens National Battlefield |
Contact Information:
Cowpens National Battlefield
4001 Chesnee Hwy.
Gaffney, SC 29341
864-461-2828
http://www.nps.gov/cowp/
Size: 842 acres
Location: 11 miles northwest of I-85 and Gaffney, SC, and 2 miles southeast of US 221 and Chesnee, SC.
Description: Brigadier General Daniel Morgan won a decisive Revolutionary War victory here over British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton on January 17, 1781.
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Cowpens National Battlefield |
Operating Hours: Cowpens National Battlefield is open 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., year round. Auto loop road and picnic area close at 4:30 p.m. The park is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day.
History: Established as national battlefield site on March 4, 1929; redesignated on April 11, 1972.
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