Early Cotton Mill

Historical marker location:

Breeden, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 385 and Burnt Factory Road on State Highway 385.)

Marker installed: 1978

South Carolina was the site of the first battle of the Civil War. In April 1861, Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, a federal fort located in Charleston Harbor. The bombardment lasted for 34 hours and resulted in the surrender of the fort to the Confederates.