SC, USA
Island Ford Road Historic Corridor
Trail
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.
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