Eutaw Springs Battleground Park Explained

Eutaw Springs Battleground Park
Location:2 mi. E of Eutawville on SC 6 and 45, near Eutawville, South Carolina
Coordinates:33.4083°N -80.2992°W
Added:June 5, 1970
Refnum:70000593

Eutaw Springs Battleground Park is a historic site located near Eutawville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was the site of the American Revolutionary War Battle of Eutaw Springs. The battle occurred on September 8, 1781, and was the last major engagement of the war in the Carolinas. The site includes a historic marker and the tomb of British Commander Major John Marjoribanks.[1] [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. The American Battlefield Trust and its partners have acquired and preserved more than 18 acres of battlefield land outside the park as of mid-2023.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norman McCorkle . Eutaw Springs Battleground Park . South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission . August 1970 . July 1, 2014.
  2. Web site: Eutaw Springs Battleground Park, Orangeburg County (S.C. Hwys. 6 & 45, Eutawville vicinity). National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . July 1, 2014.
  3. Web site: Eutaw Springs Battlefield. American Battlefield Trust. June 19, 2023.