Clifton Plantation

Historical marker location:

Georgetown, South Carolina

( Marker is on Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) south of Hobcaw Road, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1981

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.