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Ninety Six National Historic Site, Ninety Six, SC
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Ninety Six National Historic Site

Walk a one-mile trail to the earthen Star Fort, where Patriot troops besieged a Loyalist garrison for 28 days in 1781.

SC Highway 248, 2 miles south of Ninety Six, SC 29666 · Ninety Six, SC

About Ninety Six National Historic Site

Ninety Six was a backcountry village of about 100 settlers when the British fortified it in 1780. In 1781 General Nathanael Greene led 1,000 Patriot troops in a 28-day siege of the earthen Star Fort but could not take it. A one-mile trail from the visitor center leads past the fort's remains and the old town site, and wooded trails reach Star Fort Pond and colonial graves. The visitor center has a small museum and a film about the siege. Entry is free.

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