What: Late March 1781 siege: BG Marion vs. Lt.Col. Watson

Where: 33.58635 -79.81794

Maps: [map notes]

• 33.58635,-79.81794, Lower Bridge
• ACME Mapper.
• National Map
• Google

Sources:

• William Dobien James, Life of Francis Marion. Project Gutenburg. Search for lower bridge (copy & paste suggested since there are 2 spaces between the words). Biblio.

• NBBAS:Three, p.126 ff.

• SC Hwy. Historical Marker Guide, 2nd Ed., Rev., p.234. "On E side of SC 377 between US 521 and the Black River. ... at this place..."

• Cook 1773 map snippet:

  

• Sherman's Calendar.... Search online for lower bridge. To avoid long downloads, use option to "Save and view this PDF in Reader".

• RevWar75   listing. 14-27 March 1781.

• Position confirmed from Cook 1773 map, above.

Related sites: Blakely's Pl., Witherspoon's Pl., Lower Bridge, Mt. Hope Swamp Br.

Confidence level: 4