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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 company is working to reopen a lithium mine in Kings Mountain, N.C., and plans to build a refinery in the Southeast.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2022

According to Thompson, the Kings Mountain mine would provide half the raw material for the new plant.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2022

Clyburn’s brother and a spokesperson for Haley both said the men provided services for the South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation’s casino in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, The Wall Street Journal reported.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2022

The newspaper said it reviewed documents from Kings Mountain Equipment Supply LLC, which gets 20 cents for every $1 in profits the new Catawba Two Kings Casino generates from its hundreds of slot machines.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 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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