Wow, John! That is great news! I was sure that by now some developer would have gotten ahold of the place and filled it full of houses, apts. or a trailer park. Then it would have been too late. I'm also pleased to hear the news about Musgrove's Mill. The last time I was there even the historical marker was missing and I could only surmise the location of the battleground. I'm going to make a trip over that way later this summer to check them both out. I'll combine it with my trytomakeit annual trip to Kings Mtn. and Cowpens. My wife and I both had several ancestors in the middle of both of those battles and I love to walk over the ground and imagine the way it was back then. You're very lucky to have a state government so involved with pre- servation of these sites. Every one that's saved from development makes me breathe a sigh of relief . . . . Thanks again for the good news, Mack Smith SmokyMtn43@aol.com