Editing Kings Mountain, North Carolina (section)

==History==
Originally the settlement was called '''White Plains''', but the city was incorporated on October 16, 1874, and the name was changed. It was decided that "Kings Mountain" would be a more appropriate name since the community was close to the site of the historic 1780 [[Battle of Kings Mountain]] in [[York County, South Carolina]], a turning point in the [[American Revolutionary War]].

The Battle of Kings Mountain was proclaimed as "the turning point of the American Revolution" by [[Thomas Jefferson]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityofkm.com/246/A-Rich-History|title=A Rich History {{!}} Kings Mountain, NC|website=www.cityofkm.com|access-date=2019-02-06|archive-date=February 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207072228/https://www.cityofkm.com/246/A-Rich-History|url-status=live}}</ref> Liberty Mountain, a play performed at the local theater, recounts the events of the battle. The downtown area is home to the museum, police station, and the [[Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Library and Teacher's Home|Mauney Memorial Library]].

The [[Central School Historic District]], [[King Street Overhead Bridge]], [[Margrace Mill Village Historic District]], [[Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Library and Teacher's Home]], [[Southern Railway Company Overhead Bridge]], and [[West End Historic District (Kings Mountain, North Carolina)|West End Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20141224.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2014-12-24|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/15/14 through 12/19/14|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=July 11, 2015|archive-date=October 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005184943/http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20141224.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>