Fairlawn Plantation / Fort Fairlawn

Fairlawn Plantation / Fort Fairlawn (HM10FU)

Location: Moncks Corner, SC 29461 Berkeley County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 11.341', W 79° 59.524'

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Fairlawn Plantation
Fairlawn Barony, sometimes called "Fair-Lawn," was granted to Peter Colleton, whose father John had been one of the original Lords Proprietors of the Carolina colony. John's grandson John (1679-1754), known as "The Honorable," was a planter and member of the Grand Council and the first Colleton to live in S.C. He built a large brick house here, later described by his granddaughter as "of course very magnificent."

Fort Fairlawn
In April 1780, after their victory at Moncks Corner, British and Loyalist troops occupied Fairlawn and built an earthwork fort 1/2 mi. E. On November 17, 1781, Patriot militia under Cols. Hezekiah Maham and Isaac Shelby, on orders from Gen. Francis Marion, attacked the outpost commanded by Capt. Neil McLean. They took about 150 prisoners. The house, used as a hospital and storehouse, was burned. Contemporary accounts, however, disagree on which force burned it.

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HM NumberHM10FU
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Marker Number8-68
Year Placed2011
Placed ByBerkeley County Historical Society and the General Marion's Brigade Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
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Date Added Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 1:29am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 593957 N 3672694
Decimal Degrees33.18901667, -79.99206667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 11.341', W 79° 59.524'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 11' 20.46" N, 79° 59' 31.44" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 206 Rembert C Dennis Blvd, Moncks Corner SC 29461, US
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