Disrupting British Supply Lines
Assigned to hold all of eastern South Carolina but with only a small force at his disposal, Col. John Watson needed to build a fort to protect the vital transportation corridor between Charleston and Camden, the British inland headquarters. The spot he chose was a forty-foot-high, flat-topped pyramid ~ a religious and political center abandoned a few decades earlier by the Santee Indians ~ that overlooked both the Santee River and the main Charleston-Camden road. With a wooden palisade on top of the earthen pyramid and three rows of abatis ~ sharp stakes pointed outward to defend against an attack ~ on its slopes, Fort Watson commanded the surrounding lowlands.| HM Number | HMYQM |
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| Year Placed | 2012 |
| Placed By | Francis Marion Trail Commission of Francis Marion University |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 1:51pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 553249 N 3710227 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 33.53031667, -80.42651667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 31.819', W 80° 25.591' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 31' 49.14" N, 80° 25' 35.46" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 803 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3101-3299 Fort Watson Rd, Summerton SC 29148, US |
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