Fort Dorchester
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<p>Historic American Buildings Survey, C.O. Greene, Photographer, 1940 GENERAL VIEW. - Fort Dorchester, Dorchester Creek Junction, Summerville, Dorchester County, SC</p>
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December 1, 1781
Fort Dorchester was a critical part of Charleston’s defenses during the Revolutionary War. An oyster-shell, “tabby,” fortress, originally constructed here during the French and Indian War, was restored, equipped with a powder magazine, and occupied by both British and Patriot soldiers during the struggle for independence. See the original tabby walls and explore the site of this once-thriving colonial town.