1245 Boyds Mill Pond Rd, Laurens, South Carolina 29360, USA
Fort Ridgeway: Built on Capt. John Ridgeway’s land near Dirty Creek, this fort endured two attacks by Loyalist forces in 1781. The second, on September 5, led by William “Bloody Bill” Cunningham, resulted in the deaths of Capt. Ridgeway and nine Patriots. The fort’s exact location remains unknown. Fort Ridgeway is believed to have been located somewhere along the Reedy River. On September 3, 1781, Bloody Bill Cunningham and 30 Tories launched their first attack on the fort, killing eight men. This is one of the earliest known acts of retribution by Cunningham during the Revolutionary War.
