Colleton County · Marker 15-04

General Greene at the Round O

U.S. Hwy. 17-A, about 3 mi. W of Cottageville

Front inscription

General Nathanael Greene advanced into the Low Country with the Continental Army under his command and set up headquarters in this vicinity on the Round O in December 1781 before moving down to protect the General Assembly convened at Jacksonborough in January 1782 in defiance of the British who were confined to Charles Town.

County
Colleton
Region
Lowcountry
City or vicinity
Cottageville
Year approved
1962
Erected by
Colleton County Historical Society
Coordinates
32.937883, -80.5413

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