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Ninety Six and Star Fort

Ninety Six, South Carolina
County of Greenwood.
2 miles south of Ninety Six between S.C. Rts. 248 and 27
National Register Number: 69000169
 Resource type: District.
Property type: Defense - fortification. The threat level was Satisfactory in
2006.
Certified Local Government: NO
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Current use/information: National Historic Site.

Statement of Significance (as of designation - November 7, 1973):
This important colonial backcountry trading village and government seat was held briefly by the British during the Revolutionary War and was the scene of General Nathaniel Greene's siege in 1781. The site contains the remains of earthworks from 1781 fortifications, remains of two historic villages, a colonial plantation complex, and numerous prehistoric sites.


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