Lindley's Fort Site


Lindley's Fort Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Madens, South Carolina
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1776 (1776)
NRHP Reference #	78002521^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1978

Lindley's Fort Site is a historic archaeological site located near Madens, Laurens County, South Carolina. The site is located on a wooded hill, the highest rise of land surrounded mostly by open fields. It is believed that the fort was constructed by a private individual for needed protection in the backcountry. It is possible that the fort was built during the early 1760s since there were Indian disturbances in the area during that time. Captain James Lindley, owner of the fort at the time of the American Revolutionary War, was a Loyalist. On July 15, 1776, Lindley’s Fort became very important to the area residents, when part of the British plan of attack was to encourage Indian uprisings in the backcountry.^[2]^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Ruth K. LaForge, and Sarah Nash (November 1976). "Lindley's Fort Site" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ "Lindley's Fort Site, Laurens County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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