The Patterson's Brothers operated a large department store handing a great variety, including wearing apparel, home furnishings, hardwood lumber, and building materials of every description.  The Patterson brothers' store was located in the E. L. McCarthy building. There were two hotels, the Pennebaker and the Hester Hotel and saloon. C. F. Hutchison operated a huckster wagon and the Hutchinson store..  The store was located about a mile east of  the railroad station. J. H. Jenkins ran a black smith shop, sold cow feed, operated an Ice wagon, a huckster wagon, and served a term as  magistrate. John A. Singleton and H. M. Hubbard also served terms as magistrates. In 1932, R. K Lowe, operated a notary Public office adjoining the post office. O. J. Smith was postmaster, along with Lyman Howard and Sherod Singleton was the rural mail carrier.  Mr. and Mrs. Steve Reynolds operated a lunch room and boarding house that accommodated many railroad personnel .  R. A. Putteet operated a garage and a grist mill, Tilden Gooch operated a filling station and a repair shop.  J. D. Bennett and Milton Trimble were the local barbers.  Mr. V. N. Bastin was station agent for the southern railroad and  W. H. Leach and Mason Caldwell were the night switch operators. 

Mr. B. Skidmore was section foreman.  Mr. D. B. Baxter was signal maintainer and his assistant was D. J. Boles.  Mr. A. C. Martin was pump station engineer. There were three organized churches of Kings Mountain area, The Christian church which was completed in 1892, and the Methodist Church.  The Methodist church was split from the Pleasant Point church located about 2 miles east of town. The Pleasant Point church was established around 1811.The Methodist church served as the school until 1913, when a new building was erected on land donated by  the Murphy family.

This building housed both the High School and grade school and in the 1920's & 30's was under the supervision of Tom Lay and Prof. E. G. Mullins. (information taken from and article written by R. K. Lowe in 1932) I. Work began on the south end of the Tunnel on December 1873, and the tunnel was completed in 1876. After completion of the tunnel in 1877, the town was incorporated as Tunnel City.  It was the longest and most expensive tunnel built between Cincinnati and Chattanooga .  The Tunnel was in service until 1963, when a mile long cut was made in the mountain .  Article byKings Mountain Students