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Kept Grave of Colonel Hambright in Kings Mountain Area
The article recalls Colonel Frederick Hambright, a Revolutionary patriot buried near Grover in an ancient cemetery once attached to Shiloh Presbyterian. It describes the site, his life from Germany to Pennsylvania and Virginia, his role in Tryon and Lincoln counties, and his leadership at the Battle of Kings Mountain where he assumed command after Major Chronicle’s death.
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Grover
Grove
Frederick Hambright
Shiloh Pressyerian
Cem
At Negro Church
Old Tryon
Rutherford
Lincoln
Gaston
Germany
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Virginia
Sarah Hardin
Tryon County
Lincoln County
England
Committee of Safety
Hambright
Ferguson
Carlina
Gilberttown
Rutherfordton
Kings Mountains
Campbell
Williams
Graham
Shelby
Cleveland
Sevier
McDowell
Winston
Lacey
Cowpens
Kings Mountain
William Chronicle
Chronicle
South Fork
J. D. Bailey
Kings Creek