Troy in Greenwood County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Long Canes Massacre
Erected 1976 by Abbeville District Historical Association, Town of Troy, McCormick County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 24-1.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Military • Native Americans • Notable Events • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 33° 59.261′ N, 82° 17.864′ W. Marker is in Troy, South Carolina, in Greenwood County. Marker is on Main Street West near Twigg Street (South Carolina Highway 10). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Troy SC 29848, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Long Cane Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Long Canes Massacre
(approx. 2.4 miles away); Badwell / Badwell Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); Dorn Mill (approx. 5.2 miles away); McCormick County / MACK (approx. 5.2 miles away); Patrick H. Bradley (approx. 5.2 miles away); McCormick Train Station (approx. 5.3 miles away); McCormick County Veterans Monument (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Troy.
More about this marker. The current marker replaced one that was weathered and hard to read. It is recorded in the SC Highway Historical Marker Guide (2nd ed. 1996) that this may be the oldest marker in South Carolina.
Also see . . .
1. The Long Cane Massacre, as described in The Scotch-Irish, & their 1st Settlements on the Tyger River. The following excerpt was taken from The Scotch-Irish, and their First Settlements on the Tyger River, and Other Neighboring Precincts in South Carolina, a Centennial Discourse, delivered at Nazareth Church, Spartanburg District, S.C., September 14, 1861, by George Howe, D.D.; reprinted 1981 by A Press, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina. (Submitted on July 22, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
2. Long Canes Massacre of 1760. Includes photos taken in 2007 of the site and surrounding area. (Submitted on September 9, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
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