Cowpens is a town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,162 at the 2010 census. The town was founded in 1876, and was incorporated in 1880. The community was named on account of pens for cattle near the original town site. During the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Cowpens was fought on January 17, 1781, resulting in a decisive victory for American Patriot forces over British troops commanded by Banastre Tarleton. The battle site is preserved at Cowpens National Battlefield, located 9 miles (14 km) north of town in Cherokee County, near the town of Chesnee. Two ships of the U.S. Navy have been named USS Cowpens in honor of the battle. More information...
According to PR-model, townofcowpens.com is ranked 3,417,106th in multilingual Wikipedia, in particular this website is ranked 1,826,365th in English Wikipedia.
The website is placed before cityofdarlington.com and after townofcoward.com in the BestRef global ranking of the most important sources of Wikipedia.
