Eadytown was the site of the last known Indian tribe in Upper St. John’s Parish. In the early 1700s, American settlers moving inland settled there and eventually became a vital part of the community. Fort Schinkin, on the Santee River north of Eadytown, was the scene of a bloody battle in 1715 between the Yemassee Indians and 23 local settlers, 22 of whom died. Residents served in many American wars, including the American Revolution under Gen. Francis Marion, the Indian wars, the War between the States, when the area was plundered and burned by troops of Gen. Potter and Hartwell, the War of 1812, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Viet Nam, and Desert Storm. On the banks of the old Santee Canal, begun in 1794 and in use by 1800, many residents labored and many died from fever while building the 22-mile hand-dug canal and its three locks of handmade brick, linking the Santee and Cooper Rivers. Once a bustling village with two schools, a post office, and many businesses, much of the old community now lies beneath Lake Marion, while the area is known for fine fishing and hunting.