Graniteville in Aiken County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
William Gregg
Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 2008
1. Gregg Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1863.
Location. 33° 33.944′ N, 81° 48.488′ W. Marker is in Graniteville, South Carolina, in Aiken County. It is on Canal Street near Marshall Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Graniteville SC 29829, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Augusta and in the Midlands. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 200th Anniversary of the United States (within shouting distance of this marker); Graniteville Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Graniteville Train Derailment (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Leavelle McCampbell School (about 700 feet away); Farm Bell (approx. 0.4 miles away); Graniteville Cemetery (approx. Ύ mile away); WW I Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Pickens-Salley House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Robert M. Bell Parkway (approx. 2.4 miles away); Kalmia (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Graniteville.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Graniteville Academy (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
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Also see . . . William Gregg. William Gregg (1800-September 13, 1867) was an ardent advocate of industrialization in antebellum Southern United States. (Submitted on March 16, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
2. Gregg Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
3. Graniteville Mill, which Mr. Gregg Founded
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,689 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
