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Contact Name: Harold Donnelly
Contact Phone Number: 803-378-1911
Contact Email: hed567@aol.com
Orangeburg County
Website: https://www.orangeburgchamber.com/visit-orangeburg/history
Orangeburg County was a contested zone during the Revolutionary War, with Patriots and Loyalists clashing across the region. The most notable event was the Surrender of Orangeburg in May 1781, when General Thomas Sumter, supported by a cannon from Nathanael Greene, forced a British garrison to surrender after a brief siege. Other significant skirmishes occurred at Turkey Hill, Rowe’s Plantation, Bull Creek Swamp, and Manigault’s Ferry, while leaders like Francis Marion and local militias sustained constant resistance.
