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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

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

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 Kings Mountain, North Carolina, casino has about 1,000 slot machines in temporary buildings and doubled its floor plan after being open less than six months.

From Seattle Times Aug. 2, 2022

A concert of action, and junction of their forces were promptly agreed upon, the battle of Kings Mountain followed soon thereafter, and the result is well known.

From Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical by C. L. Hunter

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