Fort Watson

Fort Watson (HMG4R)

Location: Summerton, SC 29148 Clarendon County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 32.339', W 80° 26.206'

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One of the chain of Britishposts in South Carolina.Located on this Indian Mound.Besieged April 15-23, 1781by use of Maham's tower, Francis Marion forced the Britishto surrender and secured for his menbadly needed ammunition and supplies.
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HM NumberHMG4R
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Year Placed1950
Placed ByThe State of South Carolina and the South Carolina Daughters of the American Revoluion
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Date Added Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 4:24am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 552293 N 3711183
Decimal Degrees33.53898333, -80.43676667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 32.339', W 80° 26.206'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 32' 20.34" N, 80° 26' 12.36" W
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Area Code(s)803
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 104 Fort Watson Rd, Summerton SC 29148, US
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