Patriot leader Francis Marion, the 'Swamp Fox', established a secret base here near William Goddard's Plantation to harrass the British army. The site has reportedly been excavated in the recent past.Ī CSA gun battery located on the Black River at Sparkman's Plantation, located about 22 miles upriver from Georgetown. Public access restricted, private gated community.Ī fortified trading post established by the SC colonial government, located at 'Great Bluff'. Earthworks still remain, site marked in the preserved Wachesaw Plantation Nature Reserve. Built by Allard Flagg, owner of the plantation. ( Wachesaw Plantation Property Owners Association)Ī CSA gun battery located on a bluff along the Waccamaw River at the Wachesaw Plantation. Remnants still exist of the earthworks, located in a limited-access area on the north side of Brookgreen Gardens (admission fee).Ī CSA gun battery located on the Waccamaw River at the Richmond Hill Plantation, owned by John Magill.ĬSA Camp Magill (1861) was located at the nearby plantation of Dr.

The state park was created in 1960.Ī CSA gun battery located on a bluff along the Waccamaw River at Laurel Hill Plantation. CSA Camp Waccamaw (1862 - 1864) was located somewhere inland.Ī WWII anti-aircraft spotting station and an SCR-271 early warning radar was located here near the former Brookgreen/Atalaya estate (built 1932). Exact location unknown, lost to the shifting sand bars and surf erosion over time.ĬSA Camp Lookout (date ?) was located on the coast nearby. Abandoned and disarmed in March 1862, never re-used. An undetermined company-sized unit was encamped at Windy Hill in the spring of 1942.Ī CSA three-gun earthwork battery. The park was returned to the state in March 1945. Several of the still extant 1930's C.C.C.-built buildings were converted to Army use (barracks and supply).

Units included several companies of the 144th Infantry Regiment, among others. The 312-acre state park was taken over by the Army in early 1942 as a coastal defense shore patrol and combat team base camp. No remains of the battery, and only a slight mound and depression marks the site of the blockhouse, located on private property. Union naval forces briefly captured the battery in January 1863. SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORY TRAIL Last Update: 17/AUGUST/2019Ĭompiled by Pete Payette - ©2019 American Forts NetworkĪ CSA four-gun earthwork battery and blockhouse at Tilghman's Point on Little River Neck. Port Royal Sound Area - page 4 | Interior South Carolina - page 5 Greater Charleston Area I - page 2 | Greater Charleston Area II - page 3

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