By the Fall of 1780, the British were winning the War for American Independence in the southern colonies.  They had captured Charleston and Charlotte, set up outposts throughout upstate South Carolina, and were preparing to march through North Carolina and Virginia to deal a death blow to George Washington’s Continental Army.

And then came Kings Mountain.  On the afternoon of October 7, 1780 nearly a thousand American Patriots from both Carolinas, Tennessee, Georgia and Virginia surrounded the low ridge known as Kings Mountain, near the line dividing the two Carolinas, and surprised a force of Loyalists led by British major Patrick Ferguson.  Within an hour they had killed Ferguson and destroyed his force.

“Liberty Mountain” is the story of the hardy Scots-Irish who fled poverty and persecution in Europe, settling the Carolinas and staking their claim to a new life where they could raise their families, prosper, and worship as they pleased.  They were the backbone of the Patriot cause in the southern colonies, battling sometimes overwhelming odds to stake their claim to an independent America.

When faced with a direct threat to their lives and liberty, they marched for days across mountains, through harsh weather, to join forces and mount their assault.  They were volunteers, fierce veterans of Indian wars, facing a larger, well-trained Loyalist force.  Yet they prevailed, and their victory turned the tide of the Revolution.  The British retreated from Charlotte, and a year later surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia.

“Liberty Mountain” brings to the stage the lives of these American pioneers – men, women and children – who meant to be free and would not be denied.