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PAT McCRORY
GOVERNOR
INAUGURATION OF THE BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN CHAPTER
OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
2013
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, for over 200 years the Battle of Kings Mountain, which was fought during the American
Revolution in our struggle for independence, has been recognized and celebrated; and
WHEREAS, on October 7, 2013, this important event in our country's history will be recognized at the
Annual Commemoration of the Battle of Kings Mountain, in Kings Mountain, North and South Carolina; and
WHEREAS, since the occurrence of this famous battle, the men and women who served there are
honored and recognized for their heroism in helping to secure a free and independent nation; and
WHEREAS, the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and its North Carolina
Society have supported the efforts of individuals from the Kings Mountain area and individuals whose ancestors
served in this battle in their desire to establish a local Chapter of the SAR; and
WHEREAS, the current members of the Mecklenburg Chapter and their members who hail from the
King's Mountain area have given magnanimous support and approval of the formation of a new King's
Mountain Chapter in recognition of the significance of this battle to the achievement of our country's
independence.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAT McCRORY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby
proclaim October 7, 2013, as "INAUGURATION OF THE BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN CHAPTER
OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION" in North Carolina, and commend its observance to
all citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of
North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this seventeenth day of September in the year of our Lord two thousand
and thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-eighth.
Governor