Few locations in South Carolina have figured as prominently in the early history of the state as the old town of Ninety Six. As a witness to two Revolutionary War battles, two Cherokee War battles, a trading post, three forts and two towns, the site is perhaps one of the richest archaeological sites in the South. In recognition of its rich history the Ninety Six National Historic Site became part of the National Park Service in 1976.The unusual name that was given to the site is believed to have taken root in the early 1700s. English traders estimated the distance to the Cherokee village of Keowee in the upper South Carolina foothills to be ninety-six miles. By the 1770s, Fort Ninety Six and the adjoining village�located at the crossroads of twelve roads�reached its peak as an important backcountry outpost, boasting a growing population, a newly constructed courthouse and jail. However, the onset of the American Revolutionary War would end this progress and the first land battle south of New England was fought at Ninety Six in 1775. The fort and town would change hands many times between those fighting for independence and those still loyal to England, leaving the town in shambles by the close of the war. Old Ninety Six: A History and Guide, by Robert Dunkerly and Eric Williams, is a well-researched and highly accessible work, which underscores the important contribution of Ninety Six to the early history of South Carolina and guides the reader through the well-preserved fort that stills stands at the site today.
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- Annette Kassis
- Earle Dunford
- Michael Perrota
- David McGee
- Robert M. Dunkerly
- Kimberly Gatto
- Karen Dybis
- Al Baird
- Eileen Wirth
- John Hairr
- Gregory T. Peerbolte
- Will Grundy
- Douglas W. Bostick
- Meg Butterworth
- David Meyers
- Theresa M. Christerson
- Linda Wommack
- Shannon Butler
- Rob Hubbard
- Susan Ann Bruno Thifault
- Michael J. Maddigan
- Cara Catallo
- Beverly Meyers
- Eric Martone
- Anne Evers Hitz
- Leslie K. Pielack
- Donna Strother Deekens
- William Buchheit
- Mike Cox
- Bruce Allen Kopytek
- Martha Anne Clark
- Val Perry Rendel
- Debra Montoya
- Cheryl White
- Allen R. Steele
- Eileen Hallet Stone
- Scott Einberger
- Byron Browne
- Cathy J. Kaemmerlen
- Dorothy K. Fletcher
- Roger Stolle
- Brian E. Plumb
- Lynn Pohl
- Sally Asher
- Kevin Schindler
- Eugene H. Ware
- Anthony M. Sammarco
- Garrett Peck
- Peggi Medeiros
- Stacy W. Reaves
- Robert E. Guarino
- Robert C. Layton
- Kimber Fountain
- Traci Bliss
- William Iseminger
- Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
- Gerald J. Bayens
- Michael J. Lisicky
- Alexander Benjamin Craghead
- Bruce D. Heald
- Ralph F. Brady
- Ivor Noel Hume
- Harrison Fillmore
- Maggy Baccinelli
- Marcia Dente
- Gayle Soucek
- George Bryson
- William H. Lewis
- Lawrence R. Samuel
- Beverly Bridger
- John F. Hogan
- James Proffitt
- Seth H. Bramson
- Nathan Vernon Madison
- Elise Meyers Walker
- John Cuevas
- Bob Hartnett
- Henrik Krogius
- Joseph Luther
- Jennifer Hale
- Paul Oswell
- Eric K. Williams
- Howard Joseph Cohn
- Andy Weeks
- Rosa Walston Latimer
- Jayme Lynn Blaschke
- Robert Redd
- Meghan McCarthy McPhaul
- Letitia Stuart Savage
- Ron Kase
- Amy Kinzer Steidinger
- Judy Gail Krasnow
- Leslie Goddard
- Edna Campos Gravenhorst
- Gary D. Joiner
- Tom Austin
- Jennifer Crutchfield
- Bill Bleyer
- Paul N. Herbert
- Charlie Mitchell
- Tim Hollis
- Bob Nesoff
- Kristen Matejka
- Janet Kusterer
- Bill Dunn
- Richard Hansley
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