Like a lot of the South Carolina Revolutionary War sites, there is not a lot to be seen today. Over 240 years have passed since the last shots were fired and most old structures have been gone for many, many years. About all that remains now are remnants of the earthen works that made up Star Fort, a few trench lines, some trails and landmarks. The old town of Ninety Six was burned down completely in 1781 and there have been no structures standing on the site since. Any structures that now occupy the grounds are re-creations of the originals done by the National Park Service staff and contractors. The town of Ninety Six may have only been a few public structures and a few homes. The town's layout in my mind are the scenes from the movie "The Patriot" - some of which were filmed in historic Brattonsville, SC, approximately 65 miles to the north. Brattonsville, located in the heart of the Scots-Irish settlements along the Catawba River, was the site of another historic Revolutionary War battle (Huck's Defeat).
The town of Cambridge also no longer exists. It stood roughly where the park office & museum, parking lot, Logan House and gravesite of James Mayson now stand. The old Logan log house/cabin that stands on the property was relocated from the present day city of Ninety Six - it was not a part of the original structures that existed here.
All of the following photos were taken by the author in 2018.
Battlefield Landmarks
Signage found on the site
Gravesite of James Mayson and his 3rd wife Henrietta Hart
As a descendant of James Mayson, I find it appropriate that James was reinterred to this site in the late 1930s. He was instrumental in the early days of the Revolutionary War and he was a early local leader.
