Cowpens National Battlefield
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Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Cowpens National Battlefield:
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Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Cowpens National Battlefield
Gaffney, SC 29341
Phone:864-461-2828
Fax:864-461-7795
Web: www.nps.gov/cowp/
Size: 842 acres.
Established: Established as national battlefield site on March 4, 1929; redesignated on April 11, 1972.
Location:11 miles northwest of I-85 and Gaffney, SC, and 2 miles southeast of US 221 and Chesnee, SC.
Facilities:Picnic area, rest rooms (é), bicycle trail, visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities:Hiking, bicycling, auto touring, self-guided walks, interpretive programs.
Special Features:Brigadier General Daniel Morgan won a decisive Revolutionary War victory here over British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton on January 17, 1781.
See other parks in South Carolina.