Historical Marker

General Greene At the Round O

U. S. HWY. 17-A, ABOUT 3 MI. W OF COTTAGEVILLE · ABOUT 3 MI. W OF COTTAGEVILLE · Colleton

South Carolina marker

Inscription

General Nathanael Greene advanced into the Low Country with the Continental Army under his command and set up headquarters in this vicinity on the Round O in December 1781 before moving down to protect the General Assembly convened at Jacksonborough in January 1782 in defiance of the British who were confined to Charles Town.

Erected by Colleton County Historical Society, 1962

Location

AddressU. S. HWY. 17-A, ABOUT 3 MI. W OF COTTAGEVILLE
CityABOUT 3 MI. W OF COTTAGEVILLE
CountyColleton

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