Lugoff in Kershaw County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Patriots Landing
Photographed By Yvonne Vaughn, June 7, 2023
1. Patriots Landing Marker
American troops, commanded by Colonel Thomas Sumter, captured a small earthen fort controlling the ferry over the Wateree River from Loyalists, commanded by South Carolina Loyalist militia Colonel James Cary, on August 15, 1780. Cary's Fort was located about one mile downstream. Sumter's South Carolina militia was commanded by Colonel Thomas Taylor and Colonel Edward Lacey. Shortly thereafter, these Americans captured two companies of British regulars of the 33rd Regiment and the 71st Regiment (Frasier's Highlanders) who were marching from Ninety Six to reinforce Lord Charles Cornwallis in Camden. They also captured forty wagons of badly needed food and military supplies and over three hundred cattle to feed General Horatio Gates' starving Continental Army.
Erected 2012.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is August 15, 1780.
Location. 34° 14.608′ N, 80° 39.241′ W. Marker is in Lugoff, South Carolina, in Kershaw County. Memorial is on Main Street (U.S. 1) near River Ramp Rod, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lugoff SC 29078, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Our Honored Dead (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ephesus United Methodist Church (approx. 2 miles away);
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Photographed By Yvonne Vaughn, June 7, 2023
2. Patriots Landing Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2023, by Yvonne Vaughn of Elgin, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 83 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 7, 2023, by Yvonne Vaughn of Elgin, South Carolina. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
