Birthplace of Daniel Harvey Hill
Hill's Iron Works
[South side]
Birthplace of Daniel Harvey Hill
Lieutenant General in the Confederate States Army
Soldier, Educator, Author
A worthy son of the land we love.
[East side]
S.68.44 W. 737 feet from this point was the site of Hill's Iron Works.
The original corner stone was in a good state of preservation when submerged in 1925.
[North side]
Erected by the Kings Mountain Chapter D.A.R. and the Winnie Davis Chapter U.D.C.
October 1919
[West side]
Hill's Iron Works
Here were made some of the cannon used by the patriots of the Carolinas during the Revolutionary War. It was burned by the British under Houck June, 1780. Near this spot was also the home of Colonel William Hill the steadfast Whig.
Marker is on Hands Mill Road 0.3 miles north of Campbell Road, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
