Near Landrum in Spartanburg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

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Battle of Earle's Ford

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Inscription. After British forces took Charleston in May 1780, they set up outposts in the backcountry and attempted to control the state by encouraging Loyalists. Patriot militia from Ga. and N.C. operated with S.C. militia as opportunities arose. On the night of July 14-15, 1780, one of a series of engagements in the vicinity took place nearby, just E of Earle’s Ford over the North Pacolet River.

Col. Charles McDowell, with 300 N.C. militia, and Col. John Jones, with 35 Ga. militia, camped near the ford on the night of July 14. Maj. James Dunlap, with 70 British dragoons and Loyalists, surprised the Patriots sleeping in their camp but retreated when he saw he was outnumbered. The Americans lost 8 men killed and 24 men wounded; the British and Loyalists lost a single man wounded.

Erected 2014 by South Carolina Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 42-23.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1780.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 35° 11.416′ N, 82° 8.587′ W. Marker was near Landrum, South Carolina, in Spartanburg County. It was on Landrum Road (State Highway 14) 0.3 miles south of the State

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Line, on the left when traveling east. It was 0.9 miles east of the Interstate 26 Exit 1. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Landrum SC 29356, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in South Carolina’s and pstate,

in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area, in the Foothills. It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named The Battle of Earle’s Ford (here, next to this marker); Earle's Ford and Fort (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wolfe Creek Baptist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); James F. Byrnes Memorial Freeway (approx. 1.8 miles away); B. Frank Carruth (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Block House (approx. 4.8 miles away in North Carolina); The Brave Devoted Patriots (approx. 5.2 miles away in North Carolina); 1781 - NC Hornet's Nest Flag (approx. 5.2 miles away in North Carolina). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Landrum.

More about this marker. This cast metal marker painted sliver and black was placed just behind an interpretive panel with the same name. Neither the marker or the pole was present May 17, 2025. Photos of the marker can be seen on the See Also link No. 1.

Also see . . . Stop 10 – The Battle of Earle’s Ford. Scroll down to the Additional Images section to see photos of this marker. (Submitted on June 2, 2025.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 296 times since then and 48 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 20, 2025.

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