Ninety Six

Cambridge (Old Ninety Six) Village Site

Landmark · Ninety Six National Historic Site, SC 29666

The location of the colonial village of Cambridge, the original settlement at Ninety Six that predated the fort. The village was a trading post and courthouse town before the Revolution, its name derived from the ninety-six-mile distance from the Cherokee village of Keowee as counted along the trade path. Archaeological remains lie within the NPS site.

Ninety Six Stockade and Jail Site

Landmark · Ninety Six National Historic Site, SC 29666

The site of the log stockade that protected the British-held town itself, adjacent to the Star Fort. During the siege, Henry Lee's Legion captured this position, cutting off the garrison's access to the water supply from the town well — a threat that nearly forced surrender before Rawdon arrived.

Cherokee Trade Path Corridor

Trail · Ninety Six area, SC

The historic overland route connecting Charleston to the Cherokee settlements in the mountains, running through Ninety Six. Control of this corridor made Ninety Six strategically significant to both British and Patriot forces; it was both a supply route and the axis along which backcountry militia moved to and from the fighting.

Island Ford Road Historic Corridor

Trail · Ninety Six National Historic Site, SC 29666

A section of the original colonial road network radiating from Ninety Six, preserved within the NPS site. This road system made the town a nexus of backcountry communication and supply; whoever controlled Ninety Six controlled movement through a large section of the South Carolina interior.

Ninety Six National Historic Site Visitor Center

Museum · 1103 Hwy 248, Ninety Six, SC 29666

The NPS visitor center at the Ninety Six battlefield, with exhibits covering the backcountry civil war, the 1775 Battle of Ninety Six, the 1781 siege, and the broader context of the southern campaign. The center provides the interpretive framework for understanding the archaeological and earthwork remains on the site.

Star Fort — Ninety Six National Historic Site

Battlefield · 1103 Hwy 248, Ninety Six, SC 29666

The best-preserved earthwork fortification from the southern campaign. The eight-pointed star-shaped redoubt still stands to nearly its original height, surrounded by the approach trenches that Greene's engineers dug in 1781. The NPS site interprets both the siege and the longer story of Ninety Six's role in the backcountry civil war.