Laurens County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. In 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that its population had reached 70,293. Its county seat is Laurens.
History
One of nine modern counties of the Colonial Ninety-Six District, Laurens County, SC (formed 1785) 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.
