Editing Kingstree, South Carolina (section)

====Thorntree House====
Thorntree House is the oldest home in the lowcountry area of South Carolina. The early plantation home was constructed from native materials of South Carolina. James Witherspoon built the home in 1749 when the house was located six miles outside of town near where the Battle of the Lower Bridge took place. Witherspoon was a part of Francis Marion's brigade. After Witherspoon's death, Witherspoon's son inherited the plantation home.<ref name="Williamsburg County">{{cite web|title=History of Williamsburg County|url=http://www.williamsburgcounty.sc.gov/index.aspx?page=258|access-date=November 7, 2011}}</ref> The British occupied the home during the revolution when it was at its original location, on the Black River. Gavin Witherspoon was the owner at the time.<ref name="Williamsburg County" /> The house was later moved to its current location in 1969 when it was being restored by the Williamsburg Historical Society and is currently registered by the National Historic Register.<ref name="The Kingstree News" /> The Williamsburg Historical Society moved the house into Kingstree city limits to provide protection by the city's police and fire department.<ref name="Williamsburg County" />