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