SC, USA
Cambridge (Old Ninety Six) Village Site
Landmark
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.
Visiting Today
Address
Ninety Six National Historic Site, SC 29666
Connected Events
Nov 1775
Jul 1780
Aug 1780
Oct 1780
Battle of Kings Mountain
Major Patrick Ferguson
May 1781
Greene Begins Siege of Ninety Six
Lieutenant Colonel John Harris Cruger, Major General Nathanael Greene, Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Jun 1781
Final American Assault on Star Fort
Lord Francis Rawdon, Lieutenant Colonel John Harris Cruger, Major General Nathanael Greene
Jun 1781
Rawdon Relieves Ninety Six
Major General Nathanael Greene, Lord Francis Rawdon
Jul 1781
British Abandon Ninety Six
Lord Francis Rawdon