Fort Motte in Calhoun County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Site of Rebecca Motte's Home
Photographed By Eric Powell, August 21, 2017
1. Site of Rebecca Motte's Home Marker
Sacrificed for her Country
May 12, 1786
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Moultrie Chapter, D. A. R.
May 12, 1909
Erected 1909 by Daughters of the American Revolution Moultrie Chapter.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Revolutionary • Women. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 12, 1786.
Location. 33° 45.632′ N, 80° 40.187′ W. Marker is in Fort Motte, South Carolina, in Calhoun County. Marker can be reached from Moye Lane, 0.7 miles west of Wise Road. On private property atop a hill. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Matthews SC 29135, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. John M. Bates Bridge (approx. 1˝ miles away); Congaree River Ferries (approx. 1.6 miles away); St. Matthew's Parish (approx. 3.2 miles away); Kingville (approx. 3.6 miles away); Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Richland Presbyterian Church (approx. 6 miles away); St. Phillip A.M.E. Church (approx. 6.3 miles away); Kensington (approx. 7˝ miles away).
Regarding Site of Rebecca Motte's Home.
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Also see . . . Rebecca Brewton Motte (Wikipedia). "Rebecca Brewton Motte (1737–1815) was a plantation owner in South Carolina and townhouse owner in its chief city of Charleston. She was known as a patriot in the American Revolution, supplying continental forces with food and supplies for five years. By the end of the war, she had become one of the wealthiest individuals in the state, having inherited property from both her older brother Miles Brewton, who was lost at sea in 1775, and her husband Jacob Motte, who died in 1780." (Submitted on June 28, 2019.)
Additional commentary.
1. Inaccessible
We tried to visit the site today but it is on private property, that is gated off, and no way to visit. We tried multiple roads.
— Submitted March 15, 2020, by Andrew W Giles of Columbia, South Carolina.
Internet Archive
2. Rebecca Motte
From The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution by John Benson Lossing 1859, page 685.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2019, by Eric Powell of Orangeburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 801 times since then and 99 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 27, 2019, by Eric Powell of Orangeburg, South Carolina. 2. submitted on January 25, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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