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Kings Mountain

American  

noun

  1. a ridge in N South Carolina: American victory over the British 1780.


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The Defense Department on Tuesday also announced a similar $90 million agreement to help reopen the Kings Mountain lithium mine in North Carolina.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023

In North Carolina, for example, Albemarle is trying to reopen a pit mine along Interstate 85 near Kings Mountain, 32 miles west of Charlotte.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2023

Back in the 1950s, lithium gained importance as a component of nuclear bombs and pharmaceuticals, and the area around Kings Mountain, near Charlotte, saw a major boom in mining.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2022

"Our Kings Mountain mine project and proposed Southeast meg-flex production site will help move the U.S. supply chain forward, but this will take time."

From Reuters • Aug. 11, 2022

The Americans under Gates were badly beaten at Camden; but a British force was destroyed at Kings Mountain.

From A Brief History of the United States by McMaster, John Bach

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