Old State Road Marker

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Cayce in Lexington County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old State Road

By Brian Scott, August 9, 2009

1. Old State Road Marker

Inscription.
This route follows an old Indian trail path and later in 1747 a public road from Charleston to Granby and points west. The State Road laid out by the newly established Board of Public Works in 1820 from Charleston to Columbia and on to the mountains perpetuated one of the oldest and most travelled routes in the development of the South Carolina back country.

Erected 1965 by West Columbia-Cayce Junion Woman's Club. (Marker Number 32-6.)

Location. 33° 58.9′ N, 81° 3.316′ W. Marker is in Cayce, South Carolina, in Lexington County. Marker is on State Road (South Carolina Route 2), on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is located east of the Cayce High School entrance. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1300 State Road, Cayce SC 29033, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. World War II Monument and Memorial (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Guignard Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Congaree River Bridges (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Post at the Congarees (approx. 1.1 miles away); Emily Geiger (approx. 1.1 miles away); Columbia Canal (approx. 1.1 miles away); Gervais Street Bridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); 1896 Power Plant (approx. 1.1 miles away); Shelling of Columbia (approx. 1.1 miles away); Harnessing Water Power (approx. 1.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Cayce.

By Brian Scott, August 9, 2009

2. Old State Road Marker

By Brian Scott, August 9, 2009

3. Old State Road Marker

Old State Road Marker at Cayce High School Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, January 16, 2011

4. Old State Road Marker at Cayce High School

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 16, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 911 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 16, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 4. submitted on August 16, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.