Colonel Patrick Ferguson Memorial

To the memory of

Col. Patrick Ferguson

Seventy-First regiment.

Highland light Infantry.

Born in Aberdeenshire.

Scotland in 1744.

Killed October 7, 1780

in action at

King's Mountain

while in command of

the British Troops.

A soldier of military

distinction and Honor.

This memorial

is from the citizens of

The United States of America

in token of their appreciation

of the bonds of friendship and

peace between them and the

citizens of the British empire

Erected October 7, 1930

Marker can be reached from Kings Mountain Park Road, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB