Thicketty Fort

Located in the heart of the SC backcountry, Thicketty Fort was the site of a 1780 standoff between Patriots and Loyalists during the American Revolution. The recently rehabilitated site features the historic cabin, its surrounding grounds, and a walking trail.

Early Scot Irish pioneers built Thicketty Fort out of heart pine logs around 1769 to protect themselves from Cherokee raiders. During the Revolutionary War, it was commandeered by Loyalists.

In the summer of 1780, a combined force of Spartan Regiment Patriot militiamen and Overmountain Men, under the command of Colonel Isaac Shelby, surrounded and took the fort from Loyalist Colonel Patrick Moore and his 96 men without firing a shot.

Liberation Day Ceremony

Each year in celebration of the Patriot liberation of Thicketty Fort, the Cherokee Historical & Preservation Society and partners present Liberation Day.

View video from the 2020 ceremony:

Part One

Part Two

Cherokee Historical & Preservation Society

The Thicketty Fort property was acquired by CHAPS in 2014. Since then, and with much local and state support, the organization has rehabilitated the cabin and surrounding grounds in an effort to preserve this important part of our local, state, and national history.

Tues-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-2pm

301 College Drive, Gaffney SC 29340

(864) 489-3988

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