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Traveling Exhibition

The History and Archaeology of Fort Motte

This traveling exhibition examines the 1781 siege of Fort Motte, as well as the excavation of the site and the artifacts uncovered there.

This traveling exhibition was developed by the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum and examines the 1781 siege of Fort Motte, as well as the excavation of the site and the artifacts uncovered.

Fort Motte, in present Calhoun County, South Carolina, was a Revolutionary War British outpost. The fort consisted of the Rebecca Motte plantation house, surrounded by a heavy, palisaded earthwork parapet and ditch. In May, 1781, an American force under Francis Marion and Henry “Lighthorse Harry” Lee lay siege to the fort, and the British garrison of 184 men surrendered after resisting for seven days.

This traveling exhibit features:

13 panels: one title panel, seven major informational panels, two large maps panels and three smaller panels.

12 reproduction objects for display, including: an American 6 pounder solid shot cannon ball, an wrought iron arrow head, a British butt plate, canister shot (American), musket balls (American and British), a “Westervald” stoneware sherd, buttons and a British coin.

14 reproduction objects to use for hands-on educational programming, including: an American 6 pounder solid shot cannon ball, an wrought iron arrow head, a British butt plate, canister shot (American), musket balls (American and British), a “Westervald” stoneware sherd, buttons and a British coin.

 

Fort Motte Exhibit Element List

 

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