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Cowpens National Battlefield is a fee free park open 9-5 daily except for federal holidays.This cache can only be completed during park hours. The coordinates given on the cache page will take you to the main gate of the park and the beginning of the Battlefield Loop Road. You will need to travel the 3.5 mile loop road making five stops along the way to gather information, solve some simple math and fill in the missing numbers in the final coordinates below. The stops are all ADA accessible. There is no need to leave the pavement or sidewalks for any part of this cache. Once you have the final coordinates, use them to guide you to a prominent location within the park to sign the log. Pay close attention to the directions for the last stop. You will need some extra information from there. N 35° 08.A B C W 81° 49.D E F
At N 35° 07.831 W 81° 48.864 find the answers to the following questions and follow the directions to solve for A & B.
1. How many cows are in the top picture?
2. On the top of the small section of map are two numbers. Add these numbers to the number of cows. You will end up with a 2 digit number.
3. How many trash cans are at this site? Subtract this from the 2 digit number. The result is A and B.
At N 35° 07.708 W 81°48.168 find the answers to the following questions and follow the directions to solve for C.
1. How many people are behind the split rail fence? Look closely.
2. How many cows are behind the fence? Subtract the number of cows from the number of people. The answer is C.
At N 35° 07.902 W 81° 48.254 find the answers to the following questions and follow the directions to solve for D.
1. How many letters are in the last word of the title of the picture?
2. How many letters are in the last word of the complete text? Subtract the two numbers. The answer is D.
At N 35° 08.073 W 81° 48.558 find the answers to the following questions and follow the directions to solve for E.
1. Count the number of Patriots (Americans) in the map drawing. Look closely. Use the last digit of this 2 digit number for E.
At N 35° 08.283 W 81° 48.840 find the answers to the following questions and follow the directions to solve for F. The map at this location shows the names and travel routes of several major leaders and their militia on both sides of the war. The leader's names are written in ALL CAPITAL letters. Remember or write down the names you use. Give these names to the Ranger at your final location to sign the log.
1. Count the letters in the name of the person marching north from Charleston on the solid red trail.
2. Count the letters in the name of the person marching north from Cheraw Hill on the solid blue trail. Add the number of letters in the two names together.
3. Count the letters in the name of the person marching west from Winnsboro on the red dotted trail. Subtract this from the total of the first two names and use this for F.
The Southern Campaign of the American Revolution Parks Group encompasses Cowpens National Battlefield, Kings Mountain National Military Park, Ninety Six National Historic Park, and the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail. After the Battle(s) of Saratoga, the American Revolution was essentially a stalemate. The British devised a new plan to end the war. The new plan was called the Southern Strategy, or Southern Campaign. The Campaign did end the war, but not in the manner the British had expected. Key events, specifically in South Carolina, tipped the favor of war to the Americans. Fun Fact: There were more battles and skirmishes in South Carolina than in any other colony during the American Revolution.The Southern Campaign of the American Revolution Parks Group encompasses Cowpens National Battlefield, Kings Mountain National Military Park, Ninety Six National Historic Park, and the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail.
Cowpens National Battlefield preserves the history of a very significant Revolutionary War battle. The Battle of Cowpens took place on January 17, 1781. Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and approximately 600 Continental soldiers and 1,000 Patriot militia faced the feared British Colonel “Bloody” Banastre Tarleton and approximately 1,100 trained British soldiers in a decisive battle that lasted less than half an hour. The victory fell to the Americans. The American victory at the Battle of Kings Mountain just 3 months beforehand started the turn of the tide for America’s independence; the Battle of Cowpens completed the turning point of the war. At Cowpens National Battlefield, visitors can view audio- visual programs inside the visitor center, and then walk the 1- mile interpretive trail that runs through the heart of the battlefield to get the full experience of this important battle. Fun Fact: The strategy deployed on the battlefield displayed Morgan’s tactical ingenuity. Still to this day, our modern military regularly studies the tactics used here.