A road sign denoting the western boundary of Gowensville on South Carolina Highway 11
Historyedit
In 1780, during the American Revolutionary War, a skirmish between Loyalist and Patriot forces occurred at Gowen's Fort, named for soldier John "Buck" Gowen, the namesake of the town of Gowensville.[2] A band of Loyalists and Chickamauga Cherokee, commanded by Captain William Bates, approached the area in an attempt to siege the Patriot stronghold. Despite their strong resistance, Patriot forces succumbed to a lack of ammunition and were forced to surrender. Bates initially promised to protect those within the fort from the Indian fighters, but upon their exit, Bates gave the command for all of his soldiers to kill the resistance. The number of deceased is unknown.[3]
Gowensville is home to Campbell's Covered Bridge, the last covered bridge in the state of South Carolina.[4] The locale is considered part of the informal region known as the "Dark Corner", which represented a safe haven for political dissenters and moonshiners in South Carolina throughout the 1800s.[5]
gowensville, south, carolina, gowensville, unincorporated, community, greenville, county, south, carolina, united, states, community, sits, along, cherokee, foothills, scenic, highway, south, carolina, highway, flanking, spartanburg, county, border, east, road. Gowensville is an unincorporated community in Greenville County South Carolina United States 1 The community sits along the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway and South Carolina Highway 14 flanking the Spartanburg County border to its east A road sign denoting the western boundary of Gowensville on South Carolina Highway 11History editIn 1780 during the American Revolutionary War a skirmish between Loyalist and Patriot forces occurred at Gowen s Fort named for soldier John Buck Gowen the namesake of the town of Gowensville 2 A band of Loyalists and Chickamauga Cherokee commanded by Captain William Bates approached the area in an attempt to siege the Patriot stronghold Despite their strong resistance Patriot forces succumbed to a lack of ammunition and were forced to surrender Bates initially promised to protect those within the fort from the Indian fighters but upon their exit Bates gave the command for all of his soldiers to kill the resistance The number of deceased is unknown 3 Gowensville is home to Campbell s Covered Bridge the last covered bridge in the state of South Carolina 4 The locale is considered part of the informal region known as the Dark Corner which represented a safe haven for political dissenters and moonshiners in South Carolina throughout the 1800s 5 References edit Gowensville Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved October 7 2022 Cherokee Foothills Historical Marker www hmdb org Retrieved September 27 2022 The American Revolution in South Carolina Gowen s Fort www carolana com Retrieved September 27 2022 Gowensville And Campbell s Covered Bridge discoversouthcarolina com Retrieved September 27 2022 A trip to the Dark Corner of South Carolina GVLtoday May 28 2020 Retrieved September 27 2022 External links editGowensville Community Website 35 06 53 N 82 13 30 W 35 11472 N 82 22500 W 35 11472 82 22500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gowensville South Carolina amp oldid 1185584965, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
