There are several legends surrounding how Ninety Six got its name. One romanticized legend revolves around an Indian named Cateechee. She supposedly learned of an Indian attack & rode to warn her British boyfriend. As she traveled she named the streams & found her boyfriend at a trading post at the 96th stream.Apr 14, 2015
The park is located on South Carolina Highway 248, two miles south of the present town of Ninety Six. ... In 1787, the South Carolina General Assembly renamed the old Ninety Six district judicial center Cambridge, but the name Ninety Six (96) persisted.
DescriptionNinety Six is a town in Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,998 at the 2010 census. Wikipedia