Union County · Marker 44-01
Otterson's Fort
Whitmire Hwy. (U.S. Hwy. 176), just N of Beattys Bridge Rd. near the Tyger River, 9 mi. S of Union
Front inscription
One mile east of this point, built by the pioneers of Union County, was one of several stockades used as refuges during the Cherokee War, 1759-1761. It was probably named for James Otterson, an early settler on Tyger River.