Summerville in Dorchester County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Linking Places and People

Then and Now

Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 13, 2009

1. Linking Places and People Marker

Inscription. South Carolina began with only one settlement, Charles Towne. Soon colonists were pushing into the frontier. As plantations arose, merchants, doctors and craftsmen settled towns like Dorchester to support them. Trade routes - rivers, paths and roads - connected planters to towns and towns to cities. Today those same roads and rivers help us follow our forebears' steps. The old Ashley River Road (Highway 61), and the river itself, still link Colonial Dorchester, now a State Historic Site, to the fine homes of John Drayton and Arthur Middleton.

All along South Carolina's National Heritage Corridor, historic sites invite you to glimpse the past. Enter- adventure awaits !

Map : Colonial trade routes, shown on this 1773 James Cook Map of South Carolina, often evolved into modern roads. You can drive these historic byways while exploring the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor.
(Rightside pictures)
Include top: Drayton Hall, left: Middleton Place, and right: Magnolia Gardens.

Erected by South Carolina National Heritage Corridor.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Heritage Corridor series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1773.

Location.

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32° 56.891′ N, 80° 10.157′ W. Marker is in Summerville, South Carolina, in Dorchester County. Marker is on State Park Road, on the right. Located .5 miles south of Dorchester Road (State Road 642), in Dorchester State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Summerville SC 29485, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Colonial Dorchester (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Colonial Dorchester (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Dorchester (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Colonial Dorchester (about 400 feet away); Parish Church of St. George, Dorchester (about 400 feet away); The Bell Tower of St. George's (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Colonial Dorchester (about 500 feet away); Dorchester Free School (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Summerville.

Colonial trade routes image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Linking Places and People Marker

2. Colonial trade routes

top: Drayton Hall, left: Middleton Place, and right: Magnolia Gardens. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Linking Places and People Marker

3. top: Drayton Hall, left: Middleton Place, and right: Magnolia Gardens.

Middleton Place, as mentioned on marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, November 15, 2008

4. Middleton Place, as mentioned on marker

Magnolia Gardens image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, April 2003

5. Magnolia Gardens

Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,160 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 21, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.