Beckhamville in Chester County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Alexander's Old Fields

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, November 20, 2008

1. Alexander's Old Fields Marker

Inscription.
The skirmish which took place here at Alexander's Old Fields, now Beckhamville, on June 6, 1780, was the first victory for S.C. Patriots after the fall of Charleston. A band of Whigs under the command of Captain John McClure attacked and routed an assembly of Loyalist. The victory helped solidify resistance to the Crown in this up country area.

Erected 1978 by Chester County Historical Society. (Marker Number 12-6.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1759.

Location. 34° 35.43′ N, 80° 55.2′ W. Marker is in Beckhamville, South Carolina, in Chester County. It is at the intersection of Great Falls Highway (State Highway 97) and Chester Avenue (State Highway 99), on the left when traveling east on Great Falls Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Great Falls SC 29055, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands

and in the Olde English District. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle Of Beckhamville (a few steps from this marker); Thomas Douglas Wallace Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Battle of Fishing Creek (approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Fishing Creek

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(approx. 3.3 miles away); Camp Creek Methodist Church (approx. 4.2 miles away); Rocky Mount (approx. 4½ miles away); Revolutionary Soldiers of Catholic Presbyterian Church (approx. 6.6 miles away); Graveyard Of The Richmond Covenanter Church Reformed Presbyterian (approx. 6.7 miles away); Catholic Presbyterian Church (approx. 7 miles away); Camp Welfare (approx. 7.1 miles away).

Photographed by Brian Scott, March 21, 2016

2. Alexander's Old Fields Marker

Photographed by Brian Scott, March 21, 2016

3. Alexander's Old Fields Marker

Fields around marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, November 20, 2008

4. Fields around marker

Wide view Alexander's Old Fields Marker looking east on Great Falls Highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 5, 2024

5. Wide view Alexander's Old Fields Marker looking east on Great Falls Highway

Battle of Beckhamville granite marker is in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,992 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 20, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on June 6, 2016, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 4. submitted on November 20, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 5. submitted on August 6, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.