250 years after a battle here, Clemson is recreating a part of Fort Rutledge
July 27, 2026
July 27, 2026
CLEMSON, South Carolina, July 27 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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250 years after a battle here, Clemson is recreating a part of Fort Rutledge
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On August 1, 1776, Major Andrew Williamson and the South Carolina militia were in pursuit of Loyalist forces when the British Loyalists and their Cherokees allies ambushed them at the Cherokee town of Esseneca. The battle led to the death of Francis Salvador -the first Jewish indi . . .
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250 years after a battle here, Clemson is recreating a part of Fort Rutledge
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On August 1, 1776, Major Andrew Williamson and the South Carolina militia were in pursuit of Loyalist forces when the British Loyalists and their Cherokees allies ambushed them at the Cherokee town of Esseneca. The battle led to the death of Francis Salvador -the first Jewish indi . . .