Fort Charlotte

Fort Charlotte is a South Carolina historical marker in Mt. Carmel, McCormick County, dedicated 1941.

McCormick County · dedicated 1941 · Intersection of Savannah River Scenic Byway (S.C. Hwy. 81) & S.C. Sec. Rd. 33-91, Mt. Carmel, Mt. Carmel

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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.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by The American Legion of South Carolina

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