From press release
MORGANTON, N.C. – Archaeologist and historian, Ken Robinson, will give a public presentation on the Battle of Cane Creek, a Revolutionary War battle that took place in September of 1780 in what is today McDowell County, North Carolina. The talk — free and open to the public—will be held Thursday, July 17, 2014 at 7 p.m. at the McDowell County Public Library in Marion, North Carolina.
The battle at Cane Creek was a skirmish between Patriot forces under the command of Colonel Charles McDowell and Loyalists led by British Major Patrick Ferguson. The battle took place along the edge of the South Mountains near the current boundary of Burke, McDowell and Rutherford counties. Robinson notes, “The battle was short but vicious, and it resulted in casualties on both sides. It was a prelude to a definitive battle a few weeks later at King’s Mountain.”
The presentation will consider the history and lore of the battle, the persons involved in the fighting, and implications of the battle in the backcountry struggles of the American Revolution in western North Carolina.
This talk is part of a research and battlefield delineation project sponsored by the region’s land trust, Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, with grant funding from the American Battlefield Protection Program of the National Park Service and the Overmountain Victory Trail Association.
Ken Robinson is a historical archaeologist with extensive experience investigating sites of the American Revolutionary War in North Carolina. He was selected to investigate the battle and evaluate its historical significance.
I recently discovered I have an ancestor (gggggrandfather) that was at cane creek 1780. I’ve never heard of this so now I’m interested in learning more about this event and the things that surround it. Ancestor was George crowell and he was militia.
Thank you for all you do….
Brent Miller