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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Mt. Carmel in McCormick County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic) |
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Fort Charlotte
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By Brian Scott, February 28, 2003 | |
| | | 1. Fort Charlotte Marker | | |
Inscription. 6.6 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. Maj. James Mayson's seizure of it, defended by Capt. George Whitfield 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
Erected 1941 by The American Legion of South Carolina. (Marker Number 33-1.)
Location. 34° 0.353′ N, 82° 30.432′ W. Marker is in Mt. Carmel, South Carolina, in McCormick County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 81) and State Road 33-91 on Main Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Carmel SC 29840, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Mt. Carmel Historical District (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); Calhoun Mill (approx. 2.6 miles away); Willington (approx. 3.3 miles away); Willington Academy (approx. 3.3 miles away); Cherry Hill / Noble Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away); Site of Willington Academy (approx. 3.8 miles away); Site of Willington Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Capture of Fort Charlotte (approx. 4.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Mt. Carmel. | | | | 
By Brian Scott, March 1, 2003 | |
| | 2. Fort Charlotte Memorial
Clarks Hill Lake in the Background. | | |
More about this marker. Despite the impression you receive from the sign, the "ruins" of Fort Charlotte are no longer visible. They lay under the waters of Lake Russell. However, a short drive down the road past the sign (SC-S-33-91) will take you to a gate where the guide can give you directions to the Fort Charlotte Memorial on the lake's shores. The small dedication gives you an idea of what the fort may have looked like. |
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By Brian Scott, March 1, 2003 | |
| | 3. The Shores of Clarks Hill Lake
Georgia in the Distance | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on May 26, 2008, by Brian Scott of Greenville, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 780 times since then. Last updated on July 15, 2008, by Brian Scott of Greenville, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. Submitted on May 26, 2008, by Brian Scott of Greenville, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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