Kellett’s Blockhouse

Laurens County | Battlefield

Fairview Rd & Knickerbocker Rd, South Carolina, USA

The recognized site of the Kellett Blockhouse is located on Knickerbocker Rd, about 200 yards from the intersection with Fairview Rd. The Blockhouse was built by Joseph Kellett, a local frontiersman, for the refuge and defense of neighboring pioneer families. Three skirmishes were fought here during the Revolutionary War.