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Colonial Block House Site

Monument

Front Description

This stone marks the place where in 1767, General Andrew Pickens built a Block House as a place of refuge against the Indians. It was used as a fort during the Revolutionary War and was known as Fort Pickens.

Site Photos

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Nearby Sites

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