Fort Motte
Fort Motte was developed first as Mt. Joseph Plantation; it was commandeered in 1780 by the British and fortified as a temporary military outpost in what is now South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: archaeological site in South Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Mount Joseph”
Fort Motte
- Categories: military installation, archaeological site, and locality
- Location: Calhoun, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.73904° or 33° 44′ 21″ northLongitude
-80.69259° or 80° 41′ 33″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
865XP8Q4+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 153933441OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Fort Motte” goes by many names.
- French: “Fort Motte”
- Russian: “Форт Мотт”
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