The Battle of Hunt's Bluff/Old River Road
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Mvillian
N 34° 29.199 W 079° 43.127
17S E 617642 N 3816861
An interesting marker in the middle of nowhere really! It has a different story on each side!
Waymark Code: WM58EY
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2008
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Battle Of Hunt's Bluff On July 25, 1780, a convoy of British boats en route from Cheraw to Georgetown was captured here by local Patriots. Wooden logs resembling cannon were mounted on this bluff. When boats appeared, Captain Tristram Thomas demanded unconditional surrender. At this signal, the Loyalist escort joined forces with the Patriots, making prisoners of the British troops.
(Reverse) Old River Road
This "River Road" was in existence before the Revolution and was a principal trading route from the upper Pee Dee basin and N. C. Piedmont to Georgetown and Charleston on the coast. The road follows the course of the Great Pee Dee River and was traveled extensively by Patriot forces during the Revolution. Early plantations lay along the road.
Erected by Marlboro County Historic Preservation Commission-1973
Marker Name: THE BATTLE OF HUNT'S BLUFF/OLD RIVER ROAD
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker number: 35-14
County: Marlboro
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