Long Cane Battlefield Site (1780)
SC - Troy, South Carolina, USA
SC 28 at Old Charleston Road, near McCormick, SC, USA
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VISITOR INFORMATION
Replaced the draft's broad Abbeville County address with the documented modern search area. Keep the interpretive park separate from the unlocated battle parcel. Map point reviewed October 3, 2026: The pin represents the Battle of Long Cane highway marker. Its inscription places the December 1780 battlefield about four miles southeast; the original battlefield boundary remains unverified. Visitor information reviewed October 3, 2026: The marker is a nearby reference, not the battlefield footprint. No safe stopping facility or public toilet was verified at it. New interpretation in Troy concerns a separate visitor destination and was not transferred to this point.
Visitor amenities reviewed October 3, 2026: No confirmed information was found for visitor parking and public restrooms. The NO entries reflect unverified provision, rather than confirmed absence. Check locally before relying on facilities.
Free exterior historical marker; no separate ticket or staffed hours. View only from authorized public areas and follow any posted property-access rules. Associated buildings, grounds, museums or tours may have separate hours and admission. Use a safe lawful approach; permission to enter the wider historic property is not implied.
Peak visitation season unconfirmed. No reliable site-specific monthly attendance pattern was established.
April-May or October for the public interpretive display in Troy beyond midsummer heat. Check Wisteria Park access and any scheduled interpretation separately.
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About Long Cane Battlefield Site (1780)
Long Cane recalls a Patriot defeat in South Carolina’s backcountry on December 12, 1780. The exact battlefield remains unsettled. A highway marker and recent interpretive paintings preserve the episode for visitors, but these modern points of remembrance do not resolve where the fighting occurred.
A 1977 roadside marker commemorates Long Cane, placing the battlefield about four miles southeast. Separately, new interpretive panels were unveiled in Troy's Wisteria Park in April 2026. The project's administering council states that the battle's exact location remains undetermined; neither memorial establishes protected battlefield boundaries.
History happened here at Long Cane Battlefield Site (1780)
Patriot troops from South Carolina and Georgia were gathering in the Long Canes region in December 1780. Loyalist forces moved out from Ninety Six in search of them. A smaller Patriot body engaged the enemy on December 12, but the expected larger force did not arrive to support it.
The Patriots suffered defeat, and Elijah Clarke and other officers were wounded. The episode illustrates the instability of the backcountry after the fall of Charleston and the battle at Camden. Recent interpretation has renewed attention to the encounter, while local preservation advocates continue to acknowledge that the exact battlefield location is unanswered.
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Research reviewed October 3, 2026. Event IDs 42da905d-11f4-4ec2-9f7c-c4571156d578; Events Latest 10PM.csv rows 162.
Map location reviewed October 3, 2026. The pin represents the Battle of Long Cane highway marker. Its inscription places the December 1780 battlefield about four miles southeast; the original battlefield boundary remains unverified.
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=241074
Visitor classification and amenities reviewed October 3, 2026. Destination: Long Cane historical marker on SC 28 at Old Charleston Road.
Prose batch 3 researched October 3, 2026. Fast pass; proofing pending. Fresh 2026 Upper Savannah account read. Do not place battle at Wisteria Park or marker. Casualty totals and exact battlefield location remain for proof.