SC, USA
Eutaw Springs
6 historic sites to visit.
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Historic Sites
Brick House Site (Roche's Plantation)
Landmark · Eutaw Springs battlefield area, SC 29048
The location of the brick house that proved decisive in the Battle of Eutaw Springs. Marjoribanks occupied this structure with his flank battalion, and the Americans could not dislodge them by assault. The house anchored the British defense and stopped the American pursuit. The structure no longer stands, but the site is within the battlefield area.
Eutawville — Historic Town Site
Landmark · Eutawville, SC 29048
The modern town of Eutawville sits near the site of the 1781 engagement, preserving the name of the springs that once made this a notable geographic feature of the South Carolina midlands. The town's small historical society maintains local documentation of the battle and its aftermath.
McCord's Ferry Site (Congaree)
Landmark · Near present-day Calhoun County, SC
The crossing point on the Congaree River north of Eutaw Springs through which Greene's army passed during the southern campaign. Control of river crossings like McCord's Ferry determined the operational freedom of both British and American forces in the South Carolina midlands, and partisan activity frequently targeted ferry crossings to cut supply lines.
Eutaw Springs Battle Monument
Monument · SC-6 near Eutawville, SC 29048
A state-erected monument near the battlefield site, commemorating the September 8, 1781 engagement and the American soldiers who died there. The monument is one of the few visible markers of the battle; the battlefield itself receives relatively few visitors despite its historical significance as the last major engagement of the Revolutionary War in South Carolina.
Eutaw Springs Battlefield Site
Battlefield · Eutaw Springs area, Orangeburg County, SC 29048
The location of the September 8, 1781 engagement, lying on private and state-owned land in Orangeburg County. The battlefield is largely undeveloped but retains its basic terrain features — the clearing, the tree lines, the location of the brick house. A small state monument marks the general area of the fighting.
Santee River Corridor
Trail · Santee River corridor, Orangeburg County, SC
The Santee River and its surrounding wetlands formed the operational landscape for both Greene's army and Marion's partisans in the months before and after Eutaw Springs. The river corridor was simultaneously a barrier, a supply route, and a refuge — Marion operated from the Santee swamps throughout 1780–1781.