Darlington County · Marker 16-40
Williamson's Bridge
S. Charleston Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 16-35), at Williamson's Bridge over Black Creek, SE of Darlington
Front inscription
Williamson's Bridge was built over Black Creek by 1771. In 1780 a part of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion's S.C. militia brigade – the "Pee Dee Regiment" or "Cheraws Militia" under Lt. Col. Lamuel Benton (1754-1818) – clashed with Loyalists here. Benton's militiamen forced the Tories from the bridge, pursued them for some distance, and finally routed them in hand-to-hand combat.