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Fishing Creek
107 Main ST
Chester, SC 29706
Phone: (803) 482-2370
City: Chester
Region: Midlands
Fishing Creek
Learning of the disaster at Camden, Patriot Gen. Thomas Sumter pulled his troops northward and camped at Fishing Creek near Great Falls. Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton's mounted troops riding double caught up with Sumter's men on August 18, 1780 and overran the camp. Sumter barely escaped. Any organized force in SC was lost.
