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General Greene's Headquarters

 
 
General Greene's Headquarters Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 11, 2009
1. General Greene's Headquarters Marker
Inscription. 150 yards to the east is where Gen. Nathanael Greene had the headquarters of the American Army during the Battle of Hobkirk Hill April 25, 1781.
 
Erected 1956 by The Kershaw County Historical Society. (Marker Number 28-3.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is April 25, 1781.
 
Location. 34° 15.945′ N, 80° 36.535′ W. Marker is in Camden, South Carolina, in Kershaw County. It is on Broad Street (U.S. 521), in the median. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Camden SC 29020, 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Final Encounter (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battle of Hobkirk Hill (about 700 feet away); Forced to Retreat (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fruitless Victory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Struggle for the Hill (approx. Ό mile away); Battle Of Hobkirk Hill (approx. Ό mile away); William Washington's Ride (approx. Ό mile away); Greene's Counterblow (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.
 
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General Greene's Headquarters Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 11, 2009
2. General Greene's Headquarters Marker
Marker and Historical House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, February 16, 2010
3. Marker and Historical House
There are many historical homes in Camden.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,775 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on March 31, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina.   3. submitted on February 17, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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