Colonial Block House/Fort Pickens

Colonial Block House/Fort Pickens (HM1GSA)

Location: Abbeville, SC 29620 Abbeville County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 10.95', W 82° 22.45'

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Colonial Block House

A "block house," a log building on a stone foundation, stood SE on Parker Creek from ca. 1767 into the 1850's. It was built by Andrew Pickens (1759-1817), later a militia general in the American Revolution, a state representative and senator, and a U.S. Congressman. Pickens married Rebecca Calhoun in 1765, moved to the Long Canes settlement, and built his home nearby.



Fort Pickens

The block house was an outpost near the boundary between Indian lands and white settlements and was later a refuge for area families during the Revolution. Tradition holds that in 1785 Pickens held the first court in the new Abbeville District there. After his death the old block house was popularly called "Fort Pickens" and this part of Abbeville was long known by the same name.
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HM NumberHM1GSA
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Marker Number1-18
Year Placed2014
Placed ByLittle River Electric Cooperative and the Abbeville County Historical Society.
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Date Added Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 4:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 373366 N 3783244
Decimal Degrees34.18250000, -82.37416667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 10.95', W 82° 22.45'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 10' 57" N, 82° 22' 27" W
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Area Code(s)864
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 401-499 SC-203, Abbeville SC 29620, US
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