• Aerial View of the Star Fort by William A. Bake

    Ninety Six

    National Historic Site South Carolina

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  • NEW OPERATING HOURS AND CLOSURES

    Effective 3.10.13 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: Visitor Center is CLOSED Wednesdays & Thursdays. Fridays - Tuesdays, the Visitor Center will be open 10 AM - 4 PM. Star Fort Pond is CLOSED 9 AM Sundays – 9 AM Tuesdays.

  • Star Fort Pond Dam Repairs

    Until Pond Dam Repairs are completed the following restrictions apply: No boats allowed in pond; No traffic allowed across the dam, including walking; No fishing on the dam; No admittance beyond construction fencing. Fishing is allowed on designated days.

Nearby Attractions

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National Park Service Sites:

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
(843) 881-5516
Mt. Pleasant, SC (near Charleston)

Congaree National Park
(803) 776-4396
Hopkins, SC (near Columbia)

Cowpens National Battlefield
(864) 461-2828
Gaffney, SC (near Spartanburg)

Fort Moultrie National Monument
(843) 883-3123
Sullivan's Island, SC (near Charleston)

Fort Sumter National Monument
(843) 883-3123
Sullivan's Island, SC (near Charleston)

Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor
(843)-881-5516 ext.12
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida

Kings Mountain National Military Park
(864) 936-7921
Blacksburg, SC

Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
(864) 936-3477
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia

South Carolina National Heritage Corridor
(803) 637-0877
Edgefield, SC

Local Sites:

Historic Brattonsville
(803) 684-2327
Brattonsville, SC

Historic Camden
(803) 432-9841
Camden, SC

Lake Greenwood State Recreation Area
(864) 543-3535
Ninety Six, SC

Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
(864) 938-0100
Clinton, SC

Newberry Opera House
(803) 276-5179
Newberry, SC

South Carolina Heritage Corridor
(803) 637-0877
Edgefield, SC


South Carolina Tourism:

South Carolina Department of Tourism

South Carolina Information Highway (Sciway)

Greenwood Regional Tourism and Visitors Bureau

Ninety Six Chamber of Commerce

Town of Ninety Six

 
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Town of Ninety Six, SC

Did You Know?

Star Fort

The Star Fort was built in late 1780 & completed in early 1781 by Loyalist soldiers & slaves. The eight point Star Fort walls were originally 14 feet high. Today, they are a little weatherworn, but they are original. You can view the original Star Fort at Ninety Six National Historic Site.