Hayes’ Station Massacre and Monument Site
SC - Clinton, South Carolina, USA
455 Williams Road, Clinton, SC 29325
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VISITOR INFORMATION
The operator instructs visitors not to enter during deer hunting season, October 1 through January 1, and to remain on the monument parcel. Confirm access before visiting. Map point reviewed October 3, 2026: Hayes’ Station monument parcel. The operator's October 1–January 1 hunting-season closure remains applicable. Visitor information reviewed October 3, 2026: Do not visit during October 1–January 1 deer hunting season, as the operator instructs. When access is allowed, park in the gravel lot and walk about 200 yards to the monument. Stay on the one-acre memorial parcel and off the surrounding private hunting grounds. Public restrooms were not confirmed.
Visitor amenities reviewed October 3, 2026: No confirmed information was found for public restrooms. The NO entries reflect unverified provision, rather than confirmed absence. Check locally before relying on facilities.
Do not visit October 1–January 1 during deer-hunting season. At other times, follow the gravel parking and roughly 200-yard approach to the memorial grounds; stay out of adjacent private hunting land. No current admission fee or daily opening schedule published.
Peak visitation season unconfirmed. No reliable site-specific monthly attendance pattern was established.
March-May or September for Hayes' Station, after confirming the permitted monument approach. Do not visit October 1-January 1: the local heritage organisation warns against visiting during the surrounding land's hunting season.
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About Hayes’ Station Massacre and Monument Site
Hayes' Station commemorates men killed after surrender during William Cunningham's November 1781 campaign in South Carolina. The small fortified refuge, burial place, and later monument preserve the memory of violence that continued in the backcountry even after the major American victory at Yorktown.
A later monument marks the burial and massacre site on private land used for hunting. Visitors should follow that seasonal restriction and the operator's access guidance; the memorial is not an unrestricted public park.
History happened here at Hayes’ Station Massacre and Monument Site
On November 19, 1781, Cunningham's Loyalist force attacked Hayes' Station. Fire forced the defenders from their refuge, and men who surrendered were killed. The episode formed part of the bitter retaliatory violence that devastated communities during the southern war.
The victims were buried at the site, which later received a commemorative monument. That memorial gives the event a tangible place of remembrance even though the original station has not been verified as surviving. Preservation here depends on respecting the burial place, private ownership, and the site's seasonal access rules.
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EXTERNAL LINKS
Research reviewed October 3, 2026. Event IDs 9afc4d34-5d4b-4971-bf2e-326ab96a741d; Events Latest 10PM.csv rows 347.
https://www.lifelibertylaurens.org/hayes-station
Map location reviewed October 3, 2026. Hayes’ Station monument parcel. The operator's October 1–January 1 hunting-season closure remains applicable. Map geometry © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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Visitor classification and amenities reviewed October 3, 2026. Destination: Hayes’ Station DAR monument parcel.
Prose batch 4 researched October 3, 2026. Fast pass; proofing pending. Life Liberty Laurens operator checked: no visits October 1–January 1. Retain exact seasonal closure in public Preservation. Proof victim details separately; no original station fabric claim.
Visitor admission and access fields reviewed October 3, 2026. Destination: Hayes’ Station DAR monument parcel. The local heritage operator shows a historical kiosk and gives the October 1–January 1 hunting-season no-visit restriction. Exhibits refers to that outdoor interpretation.