Laurens County (Laurens County)
Laurens County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 67,539. Its county seat is Laurens.
Laurens County is included in the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Laurens County was formed on March 12, 1785. It was named after Henry Laurens, the fifth president of the Continental Congress.
One of nine modern counties of the Colonial Ninety-Six District, Laurens County hosted more "official" (i.e. officially recognized and contemporaneously documented by competent governments) battles than did half of the original colonies. The Battle of Musgrove Mill was the first time during the American Revolution that regular soldiers of Great Britain were defeated in battle by militia.
Those battles in modern Laurens County were:
* 1) Fort Lindley/Lindler
* 2) Widow Kellet's Block House
* 3) Musgrove's Mill
* 4) Farrow's Station
* 5) Duncan Creek Meeting House
Laurens County is included in the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Laurens County was formed on March 12, 1785. It was named after Henry Laurens, the fifth president of the Continental Congress.
One of nine modern counties of the Colonial Ninety-Six District, Laurens County hosted more "official" (i.e. officially recognized and contemporaneously documented by competent governments) battles than did half of the original colonies. The Battle of Musgrove Mill was the first time during the American Revolution that regular soldiers of Great Britain were defeated in battle by militia.
Those battles in modern Laurens County were:
* 1) Fort Lindley/Lindler
* 2) Widow Kellet's Block House
* 3) Musgrove's Mill
* 4) Farrow's Station
* 5) Duncan Creek Meeting House
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