Board of Directors
Shirley Austin
Don Crawford
David Dilling
Linda
Lynn Eskridge
Sara Griffin
Phil Hager
Evelyn Hamrick
Larry Hamrick, Sr.
Reba Harper
Gregg Johnson
Mike Kidder
Cliff Laurich
Priscilla Mauney
Mary Neisler
Stella Putnam
Johnny Reavis
Wayne Thompson
Director/Curator
Mickey Crowell
Annual Honor Our Veterans Exhibit
Annual Trains, Trains, Trains Exhibit
Restored Lobby
Exhibit Hall before Restoration
The Kings Mountain Historical Museum Foundation was chartered in 1986 as a non profit corporation with assistance from former Mayor John Henry Moss and by Mrs. Hazel Fryer, a strong proponent of the idea for a
The Foundation's mission is to inform the public of the history of the City of Kings Mountain and surrounding areas and provide a facility to exhibit the collection. The collection ranges from 1860s vintage clothing, World War I & II memorabilia, textiles, and archival collections of documents and photos. With the variety of items in the collection it is possible to have four to five different exhibits each year.
At first, the Museum consisted only of storage space in the attic of the old City Hall. As the number of museum objects continued to grow many homes and offices were recruited to store items.
Officers of the Foundation approached the City about using the old Post Office building, which had been empty for ten years. The City bought the structure from the Federal Government in 1987 when the Post Office moved to its new facility. After several years of hard work by tireless volunteers the building was restored and the Museum officially opened in the fall of 2000.
