Otterson's Fort
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member gpsblake
N 34° 35.353 W 081° 35.277
17S E 446081 N 3827647
Historical marker along US 176 in between Union SC and Whitmire SC. NGS Benchmark PID #AA4042 is 3 feet from his monument.
Waymark Code: WMZNR
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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South Carolina
OTTERSON'S FORT
one mile east of this point, built by the pioneers of Union County, was one of the several stockades used as refuges during the Cherokee War, 1759-1761. It was probably named for James Otterson, an early settler on Tyger River

Erected by Fair Forest Chapter, O.A.R. 1957

Marker Name: Otterson's Fort

Marker Location: Roadside

Type of Marker: Fort

County: Union

Marker number: Not listed
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