The Muster Grounds

Blair Keller stands along Wolf Creek at the Muster Grounds<br /> <br /> Photo by Randell Jones
Retirement, the home at the Muster Grounds<br /> <br /> Photo by Randell Jones
Exhibits in the W. Blair Keller, Jr. Interpretive Center<br /> <br /> Photos by Randell Jones
Muster Ground markers<br /> <br /> Photos by Randell Jones
Call to Arms event at the Muster Grounds<br /> <br /> Photos by Randell Jones
Excerpts from "Before They Were Heroes at King's Mountain" by Randell Jones
"The Muster at Abingdon" by Richard Luce

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The Muster Grounds

Description

The Muster Grounds and the W. Blair Keller, Jr. Interpretive Center are located at 702 Colonial Road in Abingdon, Virginia. This site is the northernmost trailhead of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail.

This beautiful tract of land along Wolf Creek has remained undeveloped since the time of the 1780 muster. It is part of the larger field reaching upstream upon which the gathering Washington County Militia would have encamped prior to their departure on September 24, 1780.

Today, the site is the scene of the annual Call to Arms, Overmountain Victory Celebration each September.

Creator

Randell Jones, A Guide to the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

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Citation

Randell Jones, A Guide to the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, “The Muster Grounds,” Overmountain Victory Trail, accessed March 14, 2025, https://overmountainvictorytour.com/items/show/25.