Washington Light Infantry Monument

Historical marker location:

4001 Chesnee Highway, Gaffney, South Carolina

( Marker can be reached from Piedmont Road, 0.4 miles south of Chesnee Highway (South Carolina Route 11).)

The first successful English settlement in South Carolina was established in 1670 in what is now known as Charleston. The settlement was named Charles Towne in honor of King Charles II of England.