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2020 Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Highlights
Overmountain Victory Trail Association (OVTA) OUTREACH Program — The story of the Overmountain Victory NHT was presented through a virtual program on social media through collaboration between the OVTA, the USFS, Southeast Region National Parks Sites, and the South Carolina State Parks. Celebration — Battle…
2019 Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Highlights
Overmountain Victory Trail Association (OVTA) OUTREACH Programs — NPS entered into cooperative agreements with OVTA for programming, such as the Annual Commemorative March involving over 11,000 students, 7,000 adults, 300 volunteers, and over 25 partners. OVTA held over 100 other programs throughout the year for…
Overmountain Victory NHT: 2018 Highlights
Overmountain Victory Trail Association (OVTA) OUTREACH OVTA, in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS), provided programing for 50,000 members of the public in 2018 along the 330 mile trail corridor. Of those, approximately 75 percent were school students. The trail corridor passes through the…
Overmountain Victory NHT 2017 Highlights
Overmountain Victory Trail Association (OVTA) OUTREACH Programs — OVTA drew over 15,000 attendees during its Annual March to Kings Mountain; OVTA is working with NPS to provide year-round interpretive programming along the 330-mile stretch of trail. Trail Communities — A new Gateway Communities program was…
OVTA keeping story alive through march, trail plan
By RG Absher, President of the Overmountain Victory Trail Association The Overmountain Victory Trail Association (OVTA) has two principal missions: Protecting and preserving the physical Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (OVNHT) and telling the story of the historic campaign to the Battle of Kings Mountain.…
