A Commemoration/Reenactment Ceremony for the 250th Anniversary of Fort Charlotte’s Capture plus a Dedication Unveiling Ceremony of Site Improvements will be held from 10:30 to approx. noon
Location: Fort Charlotte Memorial Site in Hester’s Bottoms Campground at the end of Fort Charlotte Rd., Mt. Carmel, SC
Event is FREE to the public.
Please bring chairs & hydrating liquids (no alcohol & preferably no glass bottles) – coolers perfectly fine.
To reduce on-site parking, please consider parking at the Willington Book/Curiosity Shops & History Center at 1801 Morrah Bridge Rd. & carpool to the site preferably no later than 10 (suggest much earlier). The Fort Charlotte site is 12 minutes from there. The History Center is home to the Fort Charlotte diorama & outside is one of MC250’s outdoor Gateway Historical Site maps, pointing out 18 Revolutionary War related McCormick County sites, including the Gateway locations in adjoining Abbeville, Greenwood & Edgefield Counties.
The Fort Charlotte Memorial Site (Site 7 on the Gateway Map) is at the end of Fort Charlotte Rd. in Hester’s Bottoms Campground (Mount Carmel). You will be able to drop off passengers directly at the site before parking as necessary. Again, please consider parking at Willington (ample parking) to carpool from there and back.
The Willington Book/Curiosity Shops & History Center Complex (Site 1 on the Gateway Map) is located at 1801 Morrah Bridge Rd., south of the Fort Charlotte Memorial site. Again, please consider parking and carpooling with others from there and back.
There are nearby restrooms & store in the campground.
Watch for further details/updates.