Near Fountain Inn in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Kellett’s Blockhouse

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 19, 2025

1. Kellett’s Blockhouse Marker, Side One

Inscription. Kellett's Blockhouse or Kellett's Station was a Revolutionary War-era fortification built on Rabon Creek by Joseph Kellett. Patriot troops were stationed there as early as 1776. It was located near the Cherokee boundary line, and men posted at the Blockhouse saw combat against Loyalist and Cherokee forces. Joseph Kellett supplied Patriot soldiers into the 1780s.

Kellett's Blockhouse was likely located on the south fork of Rabon Creek, near what became the Kellett-Babb family cemetery. Local tradition holds the cemetery began as a burial place for Loyalist militia killed in a nearby skirmish. Marked graves date to at least the 1830s. A number of field stones mark earlier burial sites, which may include Joseph Kellett and others born in the 1700s.

Erected 2023 by Department of Archives and History. Sponsored by Laurens County American Revolution Sestercentenial Committee. (Marker Number 30-23.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 34° 36.716′ N, 82° 13.357′ W.

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Marker is near Fountain Inn, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is on Knickerbocker Road (County Route 301) 0.7 miles east of Fairview Road (County Route 55), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 237 Knickerbocker Rd, Fountain Inn SC 29644, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate

and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tullyton (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fairview Church / Fairview Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Dials Methodist Church

Kellett’s Blockhouse Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 19, 2025

2. Kellett’s Blockhouse Marker, Side Two

(approx. 3.9 miles away); Sullivan (Grove) Cemetery (approx. 4 miles away); Lebanon Church (approx. 4.2 miles away); Erected by Sullivan - Dunklin Chapter D.A.R. (approx. 4.2 miles away); History - Cedar Falls Park (approx. 4.3 miles away); a different marker also named History - Cedar Falls Park (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fountain Inn.

Also see . . . Historical marker to honor Joseph Kellett and Revolutionary-Era blockhouse. 2025 article in the GoLaurens.com. Excerpt:

Several American Revolution veterans referenced Kellett’s Blockhouse in their pension applications, noting it as a station or muster point. Among them were Daniel Chandler, Moses Lindsey, William Murdock, Samuel Ridgeway, and Captain Mathew Brown, a leader of the Rangers and Spies.

According to records from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Joseph Kellett provided “rashens and forage” for 500 men and horses during the war. Military figures who signed official reimbursement documents (known as “indents”) included Captain Benjamin Kilgore, Colonel Levi Casey, Colonel Joseph Hayes, Colonel Elijah
Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 19, 2025

3. Kellett’s Blockhouse Marker
Clark, and Samuel Earle, signing on behalf of General Andrew Pickens.

(Submitted on June 25, 2025.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 523 times since then and 205 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 25, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.