Lexington County · Marker 32-01
Congaree Fort
U.S. Hwy. 21 near Congaree Creek and I-26, West Columbia vicinity
Front inscription
In 1718, at a site 2.7 miles east, near the place where the Cherokee Path crossed Congaree Creek, the first frontier outpost in central South Carolina was established under the command of Captain Charles Russell. The fort was abandoned in 1722, but the trading factory was soon revived as a private venture by Thomas Brown, an Indian trader.