Near Salters in Williamsburg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Burrows's Service Station / Cooper's Country Store
Photographed By Cindy Bullard, October 19, 2010
1. Burrows's Service Station Marker (front)
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Burrows's Service Station, also, Cooper's Country Store. .
Burrows's Service Station. This significant cultural and architectural example of a 20th-century country store was built in 1937 by Theron Burrows (1910-1973) when U.S. Hwy. 521 was finished from Georgetown to Manning. A combination grocery and gas station with family living quarters on the second floor, it was affiliated with Esso (now Exxon) and had the motto "we serve the needs of the neighborhood." ,
Cooper's Country Store. Burrows's Service Station sold not only staple goods, fresh meat, and produce, but also clothing, farm supplies, hardware, feed and seed, and automotive products and parts. After Burrows died in 1973 his son-in-law George Cooper bought the business, renaming it "Cooper's Country Store;" it now boasts several second- and third-generation employees and customers.
Burrows's Service Station
This significant cultural and architectural example of a 20th-century country store was built in 1937 by Theron Burrows (1910-1973) when U.S. Hwy. 521 was finished from Georgetown to Manning. A combination grocery and gas station with family living quarters on the second floor, it was affiliated with Esso (now Exxon) and had the motto "we serve the needs of the neighborhood."
Cooper's Country Store
Burrows's Service Station sold not only staple goods, fresh meat, and produce, but also clothing, farm supplies, hardware, feed and seed, and automotive products and parts. After Burrows died in 1973 his son-in-law George Cooper bought the business, renaming it "Cooper's Country Store;" it now boasts several second- and third-generation employees and customers.
Erected 2001 by Williamsburg Historical Society. (Marker Number 45-13.)
Location. 33° 34.885′ N, 79° 49.351′ W. Marker is near Salters, South Carolina, in Williamsburg
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County. Marker is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue (State Highway 377) and U.S. 521, on the right when traveling east on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9845 US Highway 521, Salters SC 29590, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,275 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 20, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
