SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2025 - 1:00 P.M.

“LIBERTY SPRINGS MARKER”

CROSS HILL CITY HALL

539 NORTH MAIN STREET

CROSS HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA

The Laurens County 250 Sestercentennial Committee will be unveiling the first of fourteen (14) kiosks and historical markers commemorating the American Revolutionary War battlegrounds and historic sites in Laurens County. Cross Hill is the location of Liberty Springs, a place of solace for opposing armies as they marched towards the 1st Siege of Ninety Six (November 19-21, 1775). On the way to battle, the Loyalist and Patriot Armies were overwhelmed by a greater foe than either army could defeat. These armies suffered equally from dreaded small pox.

They made a truce, if one laid down their arms, they could garner the cooling succor of sweet, flowing waters. Unfortunately, this truce was short lived. Soon thereafter a bitter civil war erupted that lasted for the following eight (8)years. The Legend of Liberty Springs was a short lived glimmer of peace in a time of devastating warfare.