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Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Historical Marker, Camden Battlefield

Street Address:

Flat Rock Rd, .5 mi S of jct w/ Sunny Hill Rd intersection

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Site Number:

1143.01

Control Number:

U/55/1143.01

Tax Number:

181-00

Date Surveyed:

November 7 2001

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1909

Historic Use:

Government

Current Use:

Government

National Register Determination:

listed;National Historic Landmark

Signficant Architectural Features:

Granite marker roughly rectangular and approximately 6' tall.

Historical Information:

Historic makers for Battle of Camden site. One granite marker erected by Hobkirk Hill Chapter, DAR, 1909 says "Baron Dekalb mortally wounded on this spot at Battle of Camden, August 16, 1780." Marks Revolutionary War Battle between the British under Lord Cornwallis who defeated Americans under Horatio Gates. Baron Dekalb, a German-born French citizen and general in the American army was mortally wounded here.

Source of Historical Information:

National Register

Quadrangle Name:

Camden North

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