Abingdon Muster Grounds

The Abingdon Muster Grounds is a 9-acre park is the site where, in 1780, 400 Virginians joined other patriot militia from the western frontier in a two-week campaign that ended with a critical victory at the Battle of Kings Mountain. The site includes a historical marker and the W. Blair Keller Jr. Interpretive Center, which houses artifacts from the Revolutionary era. The Abingdon Muster Grounds site is certified by the National Park Service as the northern trailhead of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, which stretches for 330 miles through Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina.