Author: andrewrminion

A souvenir program including the program of events for the 150th anniversary sesqui-centennial celebration on October 7, 1930. Includes the following:

• Advertisements for a number of area businesses
• Schedule of events, including President Herbert Hoover’s address
• Dedication of Ferguson Marker, with Mr. Ronald Campbell representing the British Government
• Descendants of Heroes, including addresses by the Hon. James B. Nevin (Editor of the Georgian-American in Atlanta, GA) and Mrs. Avis Collier Brown (from Atlanta, GA)
• A religious service at the battleground, presided over by Dr. I. S. McElroy, pastor of Kings Mountain Presbyterian Church
• A sketch of the batteglound by D.R.S. Frazier, Civil Engineer in Shelby, NC
• National Flag Drill
• Historical Pageant directed by Miss Laura Plonk, sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution
• A list of the celebration committees and their members
• A history of the battle, written by William Milton Hood from Charlotte, NC

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A souvenir program with some introductory remarks and a list of events:

• 8:00 AM: Airplane stunt flying at Aviation Field
• 9:00 AM: Two military band concerts
  • One on Railroad Ave. beside Mountainview Hotel
  • One on Piedmont Ave. at the City Hall lot
• 10:00 AM: Football game at Speedway Park: Erskine College vs. Lenoir-Rhyne College
• 12:00 PM: Parade forms on East King St.
• 1:00 PM: President Herbert Hoover arrives, welcomed by a 21-gun salute
• 1:10 PM: President Hoover reviews the military parade from the Presidential Stand on West Mountain St.
• 2:00 PM: President Hoover and his party leave for the battleground
  • Presidential Address
  • Unveiling of Monument to Col. Ferguson
  • Other events
• 3:30 PM: Football game at Speedway Park: Erskine freshmen vs. Lenoir-Rhyne freshmen
• 4:00 PM: Two military band concerts
• 4:30 PM: Historical pageant at Central High School Auditorium
• 5:00 PM: Return of President Hoover from the battleground and departure of his train
• 8:00 PM: Historical pageant at Central High School Auditorium
• 9:00 PM–1:00 AM: Street dance on Piedmont Ave. in front of City Hall; music by “Del Padgett’s Troubles”
• 10:00 PM: Fireworks at Aviation Field

A folding souvenir:

• when closed, shows a white silhouette of the monument overlaid on a photo of the mountain
• when opened, shows a short poem and some more information about the home-coming held October 3–7, 1930

Two nearly-identical postcards showing a photo of the old monument, erected in 1815 by Dr. William McLean of Lincolton, NC. The newer monument was later erected and inscribed to preserve the inscription on the “old monument.”

A postcard showing drawings of Colonel Ferguson’s grave marker, the Centennial Celebration monument, and the newer 1911 monument.

A postcard with a photo of Colonel Patrick Ferguson’s grave.

An air mail envelope with a commemorative return address stamp, mailed to Frank Herget, 553 Suffolk St, Buffalo, NY.

A postcard comparing the monument dedicated October 7, 1880 with the newer monument dedicated October 7, 1911.