"...A Most Dreary Appearance"

"...A Most Dreary Appearance" (HMLKG)

Location: Gaffney, SC 29341 Cherokee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 7.887', W 81° 48.25'

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In 1849, journalist-historian Benson Lossing traveled to the Scruggs farm seeking information about the Cowpens battle. Using the house as a point of reference, he located fields "within a quarter mile of the Scruggs" where the battle raged more than half a century before.

Journalist Lossing noted that the battlefield presented "a most dreary appearance." Ax and plow had turned an open hardwood forest into stumps, pine thickets and cornfields.
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Placed ByNational Park Service
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Date Added Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 10:34pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 426735 N 3887916
Decimal Degrees35.13145000, -81.80416667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 7.887', W 81° 48.25'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 7' 53.22" N, 81° 48' 15.00" W
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Area Code(s)864
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 107 Historic 1781 Green River Rd, Gaffney SC 29341, US
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