Fort Charlotte-SCHM 33-1-McCormick Co
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N 34° 00.354 W 082° 30.440
17S E 360804 N 3763834
Intersection of SC 81 and Road 91 in Mt. Carmel
Waymark Code: WM6Q1A
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2009
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Six and six tenths miles southwest are the ruins of Fort Charlotte, built of local stone, 1765-1767, to protect the French, British, and German settlements near Long Canes. Major James Mayson's seizure of it, defended by Capt. George Whitefield and Lieut. St. Pierre, July 12, 1775, in the name of the Council of Safety, was the first overt act of the Revolutionary War in South Carolina.
Erected by the American Legion of South Carolina. 1941
Marker Name: Fort Charlotte
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Fort
Marker number: 33-1
County: McCormick
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