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May 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Waxhaws Battlefield (continued)

The monument identifies the location of the 1780 massacre of over 113 Continentals by British-led Loyalist cavalry. An audio presentation for each wayside is available by using your phone to scan a QR code located on the sign. www.battlefields.org/visit/battle...
Waxhaws Battlefield
The Buford Battle Ground Monument, 9 miles east of Lancaster, South Carolina, identifies the location of the 1780 massacre of over 113 Continental soldiers...
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May 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Waxhaws Battlefield

Explore the five-stop, 0.25-mile-long Waxhaws trail that will guide you through the Battle of Waxhaws, fought on May 29, 1780. Five wayside signs will help you dive deeper into the battle and bring you to the Buford Battle Ground Monument.
May 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Hanging Rock Battlefield (continued)

At the overlook, 13-year-old Andrew Jackson, who would later become president of the United States, held the horses of the patriot officers who entered the camps on foot. www.battlefields.org/visit/battle...
Hanging Rock Battlefield
The Hanging Rock Battleground park, maintained by the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, is located two miles south of Heath...
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May 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Hanging Rock Battlefield (continued)

Look for interpretive signs on the battlefield to learn more about this historic engagement. And don't miss the view of Shelter Rock at the overlook.
May 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Hanging Rock Battlefield

Follow the Hanging Rock trail, which has 8 stops and is 0.7 miles long, to explore the area where the Patriot troops under Brigadier General Thomas Sumter launched their attack on the first of three British camps commanded by Major John Cruger on August 6, 1780.
May 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Camden Battlefield (continued)

1. The Camden Trail, 0.25 miles long with 7 stops;

2. The Great Wagon Road Trail, 0.5 miles long;

3. The Camden West Trail, 1 mile long. There are interpretive signs along the path to learn more about this historic engagement. www.battlefields.org/visit/battle...
Camden Battlefield
The Camden battlefield is under significant threat from destructive large-scale commercial timbering which has been going on for several years in the area....
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May 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Camden Battlefield (continued)

Try to envision that dark day of defeat and the struggle for American independence as you explore one of the three trails offered on the site.
May 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM