Holliday Highway Marker

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Gavilants Ferry in Horry County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Holliday Highway

November 26, 2005

1. Holliday Highway Marker

Inscription. U.S. 501 – Gavilants Ferry to Conway. Named in 1979 in honor of Joseph William Holliday, leader in Naval Stores Industry and Commissioner of Horry County (Elected 1870); born 1827–died 1904. George Judson Holliday, Planter, Merchant, and State Senator (1903–1908); born 1875–died 1941; and other members of the family for their contributions to the civic, business, and political life of Horry County and South Carolina's Great Pee Dee Region.

Erected 1979.

Location. 34° 3.309′ N, 79° 14.694′ W. Marker is in Gavilants Ferry, South Carolina, in Horry County. Marker is at the intersection of Highway 501 (U.S. 501) and South Carolina Route 216, on the right when traveling south on Highway 501. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Galivants Ferry SC 29544, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Galivants Ferry (here, next to this marker); Galivants Ferry Stump Meeting (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); Battle of Blue Savannah (approx. 3.1 miles away); Marion Presbyterian Church (approx. 12.2 miles away); To the Dead and Living Confederate Soldiers (approx. 12.3 miles away).