After constant attack from all sides for nearly an hour, Ferguson’s
troops were forced into the clearing at this point which has changed
little since 1780. At this time Ferguson was killed and the command
passed to Capt. Abraham de Peyster, who very shortly realized that
further resistance was useless and in this area surrendered the
remaining Tory troops.
The impressive monument or obelisk at this location was erected in 1909
by the United States Government to memorialize the significant American
victory at Kings Mountain.