Nation Ford
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silverquill
N 34° 59.041 W 080° 58.514
17S E 502260 N 3871270
Nation Ford marker located on Route 21 on the south bank of the Catowba River near Rock Hill
Waymark Code: WM2JTE
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2007
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Nation Ford
Original trestle completed 1852 by Charlotte & South Carolina R.R. on site of ancient crossing known as the Nation Ford. Burning by Federals April 19, 1965, touched off sharp battle with Southern forces which resulted in Union retreat. Trestle rebuilt after war. Washed away by the flood on July 17, 1916; rebuilt in present form. Traditional site of the Battle of Liberty Hill, last conflict between Catawba and Cherokee Indians. Sumter camped here July, 1780. Cornwallis here 1780. President Jefferson Davis crossed April 27, 1865, enroute west to reorganize the Confederacy.
Erected by the York County Historical Society and the Southern Railway System 1959.
Marker Name: Nation Ford
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Bridge
County: York County
Marker number: Not listed
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