Simpsonville in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Toney's Store
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Militia Muster Ground

Toney's Store Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, July 7, 2008

1. Toney's Store Marker

Inscription. Toney's Store William Toney, prominent in business and civic affairs in early Greenville and Greenville County, ran a store here 1816-1829. The store was near the boundary established in 1767 between Cherokee land to the west and new settlement to the east. John Hopkins (1793-1837) acquired this property in 1834. His family lived in the old store while building their house, completed ca. 1840.
Militia Muster Ground The field adjacent to Toney's Store, called "Toney's Old Field," was a militia muster ground from 1818 to the Civil War. The 15th Regiment was organized in 1797 in the lower part of Greenville County. "The Lower Regiment" was redesignated the 3rd Regiment in 1819. "The Butler Guards," an independent company from Greenville organized in 1855, also mustered here 1855-1861.

Erected 2008 by Greenville County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 23-35.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Military • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1767.

Location. 34° 39.355′ N, 82° 18.995′ W. Marker is in Simpsonville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is on Fork Shoals Road (

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State Highway 23-146) near Old Hundred Road (State Highway 23-459). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3717 Fork Shoals Rd, Simpsonville SC 29680, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate

and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hopkins Farm (here, next to this marker); Battle of Great Cane Brake (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Livestock Corral (approx. 2.2 miles away); Reese Family Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Fork Shoals Baptist Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Fork Shoals School (approx. 2½ miles away); Environment – Cedar Falls Park (approx. 3.2 miles away); History - Cedar Falls Park (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Simpsonville.

Militia Muster Ground Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, July 7, 2008

2. Militia Muster Ground Marker

Toney's Store / Militia Muster Ground Marker and the Hopkin's Farm Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, July 7, 2008

3. Toney's Store / Militia Muster Ground Marker and the Hopkin's Farm Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,029 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on September 2, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

Toney's Store⎯⎯⎯Militia Muster Ground

Toney's Store
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Militia Muster Ground