Kelton in Union County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Professor Lowe Balloon Landing Site
Photographed by Charles R. Robbins, Jr., July 7, 2007
1. Professor Lowe Balloon Landing Site Marker
Died 1913 at Pasadena Calif.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 20, 1920.
Location. 34° 50.033′ N, 81° 34.683′ W. Marker is in Kelton, South Carolina, in Union County. It is on Pea Ridge Highway (State Highway 44-13). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jonesville SC 29353, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate and in the Olde English District. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Balloon Landing, 1861 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kelton (about 500 feet away); Flat Rock Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Jonesville Confederate Monument (approx. 5.7 miles away); Fairforest Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); Jonesville Veterans Monument (approx. 5.8 miles away); Steen Family Cemetery (approx. 7 miles away); The Mill Village of Lockhart (approx. 7.3 miles away).
Also see . . . Off-course balloonist alarms South. This article, by John Lockwood, was published as a special to the Washington Times on Thursday, October 2, 2008 (Submitted on January 19, 2009, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2009, by Charles R. Robbins, Jr. of Rock Hill, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,817 times since then and 57 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 17, 2009, by Charles R. Robbins, Jr. of Rock Hill, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
