Hawthorn Monument

This monument was placed to honor the memory of Lieutenant Colonel James Hawthorn.

The inscription on the monument reads:

IN HONOR OF
LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMES HAWTHORN
COMMANDER OF
COLONEL WILLIAM HILL'S REGIMENT
YORK COUNTY TROOPS
IN THE BATTLE OF KING'S MOUNTAIN
7 OCTOBER 1780

COLONEL HILL HAVING BEEN DISABLED
BY WOUNDS RECIEVED
IN A FORMER ENGAGEMENT

ERECTED BY KING'S MOUNTAIN CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
YORK, SOUTH CAROLINA, 1949