Near Sunset in Pickens County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Moorefield Memorial Highway
(U.S. Route 178)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 7, 2019
1. Moorefield Memorial Highway Marker
Charles Henry Moorefield
State Highway Engineer
of South Carolina
1920 — 1935
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
Location. 35° 4.675′ N, 82° 48.467′ W. Marker is near Sunset, South Carolina, in Pickens County. It is on Moorefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 178) 2.3 miles north of Laurel Valley Road (State Road S39-237), on the right when traveling north. Marker is located 2/10 mile south of the South Carolina/North Carolina state line. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sunset SC 29685, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s and pstate, in the Foothills, in the Golden Corner. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sassafras Mountain (approx. 4.1 miles away); Estatoe Path (approx. 4.6 miles away in North Carolina); Making a Living (approx. 4.8 miles away in North Carolina); What's in a Name? (approx. 4.8 miles away in North Carolina); Rosman Schools (approx. 4.8 miles away in North Carolina); Rosman Today (approx. 4.8 miles away in North Carolina); God's Children (approx. 4.8 miles away in North Carolina); The Mighty French Broad (approx. 4.8 miles away in North Carolina).
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 7, 2019
2. Moorefield Memorial Highway Marker (wide view)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 7, 2019
3. Moorefield Memorial Highway
(highway view from marker)
(highway view from marker)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 7, 2019
4. South Carolina State Line (2/10 mile north of marker)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 12, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
