Fort Motte
Fort Motte was a plantation and military site in the US state of South Carolina. It was developed first as Mt. Joseph Plantation; it was commandeered in 1780 by the British Army and fortified as a temporary military outpost in what is now South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 130 feet (40 metres)
- …is also known as “Mount Joseph”
- Description: archaeological site in South Carolina, United States
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Latitude
33.73904° or 33° 44′ 21″ north
Longitude
-80.69259° or 80° 41′ 33″ west
Open location code
865XP8Q4+JX
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place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Fort Motte” goes by many names.
Форт МоттRussian
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