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23 April 1781 American Forcesled byBrig. Gen. Francis Marion"The Swamp Fox"South Carolina Malitia - Commander[Marion picture included]
LTC Henry "Lighthorse Harry" Lee Lee's Legion
British Forces led by Lt. James McKay64th Regt of Foot
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One of the chain of Britishposts in South Carolina.Located on this Indian Mound.Besieged April 15-23, 1781by use of Maham's tower, Francis Marion forced the Britishto surrender and secured for his menbadly needed ammunition and supplies.
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During the American Revolution, travel was slow and hard work. Wagons needed to stop often since wooden axles and wooden wheels required grease and maintenance. Marion's militia was documented as travelling fifty miles through the swamps at night …
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In 1885 this black baptist church bought the building here, said built about 1860, from white Taw Caw church,now Summerton. Building additions have been made over the years.
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During the American Revolution, August 1780, General Francis Marion was ordered by General Gates to roam the Santee burning boats. Being successfully engaged in this task, he learned of Gates' defeat at Camden. This Patriot left his family at Scot…
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Liberty Hill ChurchIn 1867, five years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Thomas and Margaret Briggs gave four acres of land to this African Methodist Episcopal church. The present building, completed in 1905, has been brick veneered. Meetings h…
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During the American Revolution, after the fall of Charles Town in 1780, General Francis Marion's militia frequently crossed the Santee swamps and appeared at every turn near Jack's Creek and the Santee River with his men who were red, white and bl…
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During the American Revolution, Colonel Lee and his Legion joined General Marion's Brigadealong the Santee River. They laid seige to Britishheld Fort Watson on top of Santee Indian Mound.Major Maham's idea was to build a tower forsharpshooters to …
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The first post in S.C. retaken from the British, the stockade fort on this old Indian mound had controlled the road from Charleston to Camden as well as the Santee River. On April 15, 1871, Gen. Francis Marion and Lt. Col. Henry Lee encircled it w…