1767 Block House - Abbeville, South Carolina
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jhuoni
N 34° 10.978 W 082° 22.435
17S E 373389 N 3783296
Locate in front of the Little River Electric Co-op, this is the actual site of General Andrew Pickens' "Block House"
Waymark Code: WMNP0V
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2015
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Marker Text:
This stone marks the place where, in 1767 Gen. Andrew Pickens built a BLOCK HOUSE as a place of refuge against the Indians. It was used as a fort during the Revolutionary Ware and was known as FORT PICKENS.
Erected by Andrew Hamilton Chapter D.A.R. 1922
The Abbeville County Historical Society website lists the following information:
Map Marker #: C-26 (Central Abbeville County Tour)
Marker Erected: 1922 by Alexander Hamilton Chapter, D.A.R.
Marker Text: This stone marks the place where, in 1767, Gen. Andrew Pickens built a Block House as a place of refuge against the Indians. It was used as a fort during the Revolutionary War and was known as Fort Pickens.
Location: Inside the Livery Stable on Trinity Street in the City of Abbeville
Coordinates: 34° 10.967 N 82° 22.417 W
NOTE: It is not housed inside the Livery Stable, it is in front of the Little River Electric Co-Op.
As to where the cannon originated, no information could be found.