Olar S.C.

Historical marker location:

Olar, South Carolina

( Marker is on Low Country Road / 3rd Street (State Highway 64), on the right when traveling east.)

1894.

South Carolina was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the American Revolution. The Battle of Camden, fought on August 16, 1780, resulted in a devastating defeat for the American army and caused the temporary collapse of the southern resistance to British rule.