Lindley’s Fort/Jonathon Downs
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LINDLEY’S FORT (Front) On July 15, 1776, a number of Indians and Tories attacked this frontier fort where area settlers had gathered for protection. Major Jonathan Downs, with a company of men, had arrived the previous evening & helped repulse the attack. This victory gave encouragement to the American cause locally.
The site is located about 600 yds. south. JONATHAN DOWNS (Reverse) One of the Justices of the Peace to select a courthouse site for Laurens County, Jonathan Downs was a member of the 1st & 2nd Provincial Congresses and served in the South Carolina General Assembly. His Revolutionary War service included the Laurens County battles of Lindley's Fort (1776), where he was commander & Hayes' Station (1781).
He died in 1818. Erected by Laurens County Council and Laurens County Historical Society, 1990
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