Clinton in Laurens County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

William C. Dobbins Highway

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 27, 2008

1. William C. Dobbins Highway Marker

Inscription. U.S. 76
Between Clinton
and Laurens
Named in 1979 in Honor
of
William C. Dobbins, Jr.
Member, South Carolina
House of Representatives
1957-62
Member, South Carolina
Senate
1965-68
Member, South Carolina
State Highways and Public
Transportation Commission
1975-79
For His Many Contributions
to the Cause of Good
Highways and the General
Welfare of His Community
and State.
A Dedicated Public Servant

Erected 1979.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1979.

Location. 34° 28.167′ N, 81° 54.383′ W. Marker is in Clinton, South Carolina, in Laurens County. It is on W.C. Dobbins Highway, on the right when traveling west. Marker is near the intersection of Ab Jacks Road and W.C. Dobbins Highway, about 1/2 mile west of Clinton, South Carolina. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clinton SC 29325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (approx. ¾ mile away); Bell Street School / Martha Dendy School (approx. 0.8 miles away); Friendship A.M.E. Church & Cemetery / Bell Street Schools (approx. 0.9 miles away); Malcolm A. MacDonald (approx. 1.4 miles away); William Plumer Jacobs, D.D., LL.D. (approx. 1½ miles away); Henry Clinton Young (approx. 1½ miles away); Clinton Veterans Monument (approx. 1½ miles away); Clinton Confederate Monument (approx. 1½ miles away); Broad Street Methodist Church (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clinton.

W.C. Dobbins Highway - Looking East Toward Clinton image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, September 27, 2008

2. W.C. Dobbins Highway - Looking East Toward Clinton

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,257 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 2, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.