Great Falls in Chester County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Rocky Mount
Photographed by Mark St. Martin, July 12, 2023
1. Rocky Mount Marker
was the British post
Rocky Mount
Unsuccessfully
attacked by
Gen. Sumter
Aug. 1, 1780.
Col. Andrew Neel
and 7 privates killed.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is August 1, 1780.
Location. 34° 31.895′ N, 80° 53.251′ W. Memorial is in Great Falls, South Carolina, in Chester County. It is on Catawba Road (State Highway S-20-20) 0.4 miles east of Peay Ridge Road (State Highway S20-268), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Great Falls SC 29055, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thomas Douglas Wallace Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Battle Of Beckhamville (approx. 4½ miles away); Alexander's Old Fields (approx. 4½ miles away); Camp Welfare (approx. 4.6 miles away); Peay's Ferry / Peay's Ferry Road (approx. 6.3 miles away); Camp Creek Methodist Church (approx. 6.4 miles away); Battle of Fishing Creek (approx. 6.4 miles away); Warrenton Muster Ground (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Great Falls.
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Photographed by Mark St. Martin, July 12, 2023
2. Rocky Mount Marker
Photographed by Mark St. Martin, July 12, 2023
3. Rocky Mount Marker
Looking west on Catawba Rd. at the marker
Photographed by Mark St. Martin, July 12, 2023
4. Rocky Mount Marker
This view is looking east at the marker on Catawba Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2023, by Mark St. Martin of Kalamazoo, Michigan. This page has been viewed 841 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 13, 2023, by Mark St. Martin of Kalamazoo, Michigan. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
