"Monumental Bragging Rights" by Randell Jones
The second oldest Revolutionary War monument in the country was dedicated on July 4, 1814 and stands today in a place quite surprising to most Americans.
Randell Jones is the author of “Before They Were Heroes at King’s Mountain” and “A Guide to the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail.” Since 2007, he has served as an invited member of the Road Scholar Speakers Bureau of the North Carolina Humanities Council speaking on American history and NC history across the state and region. He is the producer of “6-minute Stores” and editor/publisher of the Personal Story Publishing Project.