Alexander's Old Fields
The skirmish which took place here at Alexander's Old Fields, now Beckhamville, on June 6, 1780, was the first victory for S.C. Patriots after the fall of Charleston. A band of Whigs under the command of Captain John McClure attacked and routed an assembly of Loyalist. The victory helped solidify resistance to the Crown in this up country area.
Marker is at the intersection of Great Falls Highway (State Highway 97) and Chester Avenue (State Highway 99), on the left when traveling east on Great Falls Highway.
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