Capture of Fort Charlotte

July 12, 1775

Less than a mile from this point, close to the Georgia shoreline of Lake Thurmond, lays the remains of Fort Charlotte now 50 feet under water. Named after the wife of King George III, Fort Charlotte was a ...

Fort Charlotte

6.6 miles southwest are the ruins of Fort Charlotte, built of local stone, 1765-1767, to protect the French, British, and German settlements near Long Canes. Maj. James Mayson's seizure of it, defended by Capt. George Whitfield and Lieut. St. Pierre, ...

Charlotte Forten Grimke House

Has been designated a

National Historic Landmark.

This site possesses national significance

in commemorating the history of the

United States of America.

Marker is on R Street NW, on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org