Fort Prince was built in Spartanburg County, South Carolina for protection against the Cherokee Indians.

Fort Prince was the general rallying point in times of danger when the people of the settlement sought safety.

Port holes were cut for use by riflemen, and it was surrounded by a ditch, the dirt from which was thrown against the walls to parapet height.

One places the fort 2+1⁄2 miles northeast of the present village Fair Forest on Fairforest Creek, a branch of the Tyger River, Ninety Six District, Union County, South Carolina.

The site of Fort Prince is shown on the 1858 Geognostic Map of Spartanburg District (by Oscar Lieber) as on the Blackstock Road near the North Tyger River and Nazareth Church.