Battle Bigger's Ferry 1780
Battle Bigger's Ferry 1780,
3 mi. east of this point on Catawba River between
Lord Rawdon's and Sumter's Forces. Whigs commanded by Cols. Hill and Lacey.
New Aquisition School attended by Pres. Andrew Jackson 1779 and the widow Howe's cottage where he boarded are 1 mi. east of this point.
Marker is at the intersection of Charlotte Highway (South Carolina Route 274) and Lake Wylie Road, on the right when traveling north on Charlotte Highway.
Courtesy hmdb.org
