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Historic York Monument

Monument

Front Description

Through this intersection originally called Fergus Crossroads have passed

General Thomas Sumter – The Gamecock
General Daniel Morgan – Hero of Cowpens
Lord Cornwallis – British Comdr at Yorktown
Col. Banastre Tarleton – British Comdr at Cowpens
William Gilmore Simms – S.C. Author & Historian
General Micah Jenkins- C.S.A.
President Jefferson Davis and
the Confederate Cabinet in 1865
General & Governor Wade Hampton

This corner has probably witnessed the passing of more historic men than any spot in the up country of South Carolina.

Site Photos

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