Overmountain Victory Trail Association: Get Ready!

What is the OVTA?

The Overmountain Victory Trail Association was formed in 1975 to gain recognition for the route the Overmountain men took to the Battle of King's Mountain South Carolina.

On September 25, 1780, over 1,000 men "mustered" at the Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga River in current day Elizabethton, TN. From there, they crossed the high mountains and dropped into the Piedmont of North Carolina pursuing Major Patrick Ferguson and his Tory Army.

They finally caught them on the afternoon of October 7th atop King's Mountain, in South Carolina. When the battle ended every Tory soldier had been killed or captured. The battle became known as the turning point of the Revolutionary War.

In 1980, President Carter recognized the historical significance of the Campaign to King's Mountain by signing a law designating the historical route the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail; the first National Historic Trail in the eastern United States.

Who is the OVTA?The Overmountain Victory Trail Association wgain recognition for the route the Overmountain men took to the Battle of King's Mountain South

Come one, come all! The annual OVTA march starts September 20th in Abingdon, Virginia. Check back once the march starts to get information and pictures right from the trail!