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.
| HM Number | HM10FU |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 8-68 |
| Year Placed | 2011 |
| Placed By | Berkeley County Historical Society and the General Marion's Brigade Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 1:29am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 593957 N 3672694 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 33.18901667, -79.99206667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 11.341', W 79° 59.524' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 11' 20.46" N, 79° 59' 31.44" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 843 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 206 Rembert C Dennis Blvd, Moncks Corner SC 29461, US |
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