Near Chester in Chester County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Fishing Creek Confederate Monument
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, November 23, 2008
1. Fishing Creek Confederate Monument Marker
Erected by Lafayette Strait Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 34° 48′ N, 81° 4.043′ W. Marker is near Chester, South Carolina, in Chester County. It can be reached from the intersection of Steele Village Road and Fishing Creek Church Road. Marker is on the grounds of Fishing Creek Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chester SC 29706, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in the Midlands and in the Olde English District. 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 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fishing Creek Revolutionary / Confederate War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Reverend John Simpson (here, next to this marker); Colonel Robert Patton (a few steps from this marker); Fishing Creek Church (a few steps from this marker); Wilbur G. Grant Reservoir of Chester Metropolitan District (approx. 3.7 miles away); Site of White's Mill (approx. 4.1 miles away); Carroll Rosenwald School
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Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, November 23, 2008
2. Fishing Creek Confederate Monument Marker
Grave Markers from left to right are the graves of Confederate Soldiers William Crane, William Mcfadden, Robert Moore, Amos Nunnery, and John Scoggins.
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, November 23, 2008
3. Fishing Creek Confederate Monument Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,039 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 23, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
