Eutaw Springs Battleground Park

United States historic place


Eutaw Springs Battleground Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Grave of John Marjoribanks at Eutaw Springs Battleground Park; it was moved to the site in 1948 when its original location was flooded by the creation of Lake Marion
33°24′30″N 80°17′57″W / 33.40833°N 80.29917°W / 33.40833; -80.29917
Area	2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built	1781 (1781)
NRHP reference No.	70000593^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 5, 1970

Eutaw Springs Battleground Park is a historic site located near Eutawville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was the site of the American Revolutionary War Battle of Eutaw Springs. The battle occurred on September 8, 1781, and was the last major engagement of the war in the Carolinas. The site includes a historic marker and the tomb of British Commander Major John Marjoribanks.^[2]^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.^[1] The American Battlefield Trust and its partners have acquired and preserved more than 18 acres of battlefield land outside the park as of mid-2023.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Norman McCorkle (August 1970). "Eutaw Springs Battleground Park" (PDF). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
^ "Eutaw Springs Battleground Park, Orangeburg County (S.C. Hwys. 6 & 45, Eutawville vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
^ "Eutaw Springs Battlefield". American Battlefield Trust. Retrieved June 19, 2023.