Ninety-Six, SC

Did You Know?
Ninety Six got its name around 1730 because it was believed to be 96 miles from here to Keowee, which was a Lower Cherokee town, around Clemson, SC today. You can view the remnants of the Cherokee Path & many other historic roads at Ninety Six National Historic Site.
Did You Know?
The Revolutionary War in the South Carolina Backcountry was a civil war. Neighbor fought neighbor & family member fought family member. The Ninety Six District was no exception that is one of the reasons Ninety Six National Historic Site has two Revolutionary War battles on its grounds.
Did You Know?
Ninety Six was established in the early 1700s. It derived its name from the mistaken belief that it was 96 miles to the nearest Cherokee settlement of Keowee. The National Park Service operates the Ninety Six National Historic Site at the site of the original settlement.
Ninety Six figured prominently in the Anglo-Cherokee War and also in the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution. The first land battle of the Revolution south of New England was fought there in 1775, and in 1780 the British fortified the strategically important frontier town. From May 22 to June 18, 1781 Major General Nathanael Greene, with 1,000 patriot troops, staged the longest (yet unsuccessful) siege of the Revolutionary War against the 550 American Loyalists who were defending Ninety Six. (Referenced from Wikipedia)

Ninety Six National Historic Site
SC 248, 2 miles south of Ninety Six
Site of the Revolutionary War’s siege of Ninety Six in  1781, under the generalship of Nathaniel Greene. The ruins of the British star fort and the patriot’s siege lines survive in good condition.
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Newberry SC
This part of the South Carolina Upcountry was settled largely by Scotch-Irish, English and German immigrants in the mid-18th century. Large scale cotton farming replaced small farms in the 19th century, and the coming of the railroad made Newberry a leading cotton market. Click here for more information on Newberry SC.

Columbia SC
Early history
From the creation of Columbia by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1787, the site of Columbia was important to the overall development of the state. The Congarees, a frontier fort on the west bank of the Congaree River, was the head of navigation in the Santee River system. A ferry was established by the colonial government in 1754 to connect the fort with the growing settlements on the higher ground on the east bank.
Like many other significant early settlements in colonial America, Columbia is on the fall line from the Appalachian Mountains. The fall line is the spot where rivers usually become unnavigable when sailing upstream, and is also the spot farthest downstream where falling water can usefully power a mill. (Referenced from Wikipedia) Click here for more information on Columbia Sc.