Near Bennettsville in Marlboro County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Battle of Hunt's Bluff
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Old River Road
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 7, 2010
1. Battle of Hunt's Bluff / Old River Road Marker
On July 25, 1780, a convoy of British boats en route from Cheraw to Georgetown was captured here by local Patriots. Wooden logs resembling cannon were mounted on this bluff. When boats appeared, Captain Tristram Thomas demanded unconditional surrender. At this signal, the Loyalist escort joined forces with the Patriots, making prisoners of the British troops.
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This "River Road" was in existence before the Revolution and was a principal trading route from the upper Pee Dee basin and N. C. Piedmont to Georgetown and Charleston on the coast. The road follows the course of the Great Pee Dee River and was traveled extensively by Patriot forces during the Revolution. Early plantations lay along the road.
Erected 1973 by Marlboro County Historic Preservation Commission. (Marker Number 35-14.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1845.
Location. 34° 29.196′ N, 79° 43.129′ W. Marker is near Bennettsville, South Carolina, in Marlboro County. It is at the intersection of Marlboro Road (County Road 57) and Hunt's Bluff Road (County Road 57), on the
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Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee. 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: Blenheim (approx. 4.1 miles away); Robert Blair Campbell / John Campbell (approx. 4.1 miles away); Great Pee Dee Presbyterian Church / Pee Dee Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 5.3 miles away); Brownsville Church (approx. 5.7 miles away); Brownsville Baptist Church (approx. 6.1 miles away); Abel Kolb's Murder / Welsh Neck Cemetery (approx. 6.9 miles away); Welsh Neck Settlement (approx. 6.9 miles away); Grave of Mason Lee / Will of Mason Lee (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bennettsville.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study the markers shown.
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 7, 2010
2. Wide view of the Battle of Hunt's Bluff / Old River Road Marker
Looking upstream, northward, along today's Marlboro Road, along the path of the historic Old River Road.
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 7, 2010
3. View from Hunt's Bluff
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 7, 2010
4. View of Old River Road
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 4,036 times since then and 158 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 8, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.
