Battle of Lower Bridge

Battle of Lower Bridge is a South Carolina historical marker in Salters vicinity, Williamsburg County, dedicated 1958.

Williamsburg County · dedicated 1958 · S.C. Hwy. 377 between U.S. Hwy. 521 and the Black River, Salters vicinity, Salters vicinity

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Gen. Francis Marion and his men defeated the British at this place in March 1781. Advancing from the west and finding the bridge on fire, the enemy rushed the nearby ford, but here they were repulsed by troops led by John James, Thomas Potts, and William McCottry and forced to abandon their plan to invade Williamsburg.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Williamsburg County. Sponsored by Margret Gregg Gordon Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution

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