“F” is for Fort Prince George. Fort Prince George was constructed in 1753 on the east bank of the Keowee River near the Cherokee village of the same name. It was a one-hundred foot square ditched fortification, surrounded by palisade-topped earthen walls and with a bastion in each of its corners. The interior sheltered a guardhouse, a storehouse, a kitchen, a magazine, barracks, and the commander’s residence. Completely rebuilt in 1756, the fort was garrisoned by British regulars. In 1760, deteriorating relations between the Cherokee and the British led to a four-month siege until a relief force arrived from Charleston. In 1762 the fort served as the starting point of the campaign against the Cherokee middle towns. Mounting tensions between Great Britain and her North American colonies led to the abandonment of Fort Prince George in 1768.
“F” is for Fort Prince George
