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  • The name Cowpens, according to Irving, comes from the old designation of Hannah's Cowpens, the place being part of a grazing establishment belonging to a man named Hannah.

    Life and Times of Washington Schroeder, J. F. 1903

  • The name Cowpens, according to Irving, comes from the old designation of Hannah's

    Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched John Frederick Schroeder 1852

  • This issue was most evident in July, when the board voted to approve a license for what is commonly referred to as the Cowpens grocery store.

    The Walton Tribune: News 2009

  • This issue was most evident in July, when the board voted to approve a license for what is commonly referred to as the Cowpens grocery store.

    The Walton Tribune: News 2009

  • This issue was most evident in July, when the board voted to approve a license for what is commonly referred to as the Cowpens grocery store.

    The Walton Tribune: News 2009

  • When Kate learned about Colonel Banastre Tarleton's advance toward the area called Cowpens, she knew that the soldiers from her husband's militia unit had all returned to their farms, and that all available men were desperately needed to halt the enemy's advance.

    History of American Women Maggiemac 2009

  • In their knowledge of Indian character, of horse and packsaddle lore, of the forest and its trails in every season, these men of the Cowpens were the kings of the old frontier.

    The Paths of Inland Commerce; a chronicle of trail, road, and waterway Archer Butler Hulbert 1903

  • Therefore, having been joined by some militia under Colonel Pickens, he halted at a place called the Cowpens, about three miles from the line of separation between North and South Carolina.

    Life and Times of Washington Schroeder, J. F. 1903

  • British force under Tarleton was attacked January 17, 1781, at a place called the Cowpens, and not only defeated, but almost destroyed.

    A School History of the United States John Bach McMaster 1892

  • Tarleton came up with Morgan on the 17th of January, 1781, at a grazing-ground known as the Cowpens, not far from King's Mountain.

    The War of Independence John Fiske 1871

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