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N 34° 16.209' W 079° 47.192' |
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Florence, South Carolina 29505 United States Near By Caches
Hidden On: 30 Dec 2006
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This is part of the South Carolina Historical Marker series.
To get credit for the find, take a picture of yourself at the marker and post it. WILLIAMSON'S BRIDGE Williamson's bridge was built over Black Creek by 1771. In 1780 a part of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion's S.C. militia brigade~~ the "Pee Dee Regiment" or "Cheraws Militia" under Lt. Col. Lamuel Benton (1754~1818)~~clashed with Loyalists here. Benton's militiamen forced the Tories from the bridge, pursued them for some distance, and finally routed them in hand~to~hand combat. |
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