Ware Shoals in Greenwood County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Benjamin DeWitt Riegel
1878-1941
Photographed by Brian Scott, January 17, 2009
1. Benjamin DeWitt Riegel Marker
Leader, Educator,
Industrialist
He Built for the Future
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 34° 23.917′ N, 82° 14.75′ W. Marker is in Ware Shoals, South Carolina, in Greenwood County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street and South Greenwood Avenue on East Main Street. Monument is located on the grounds of the Ware Shoals Community Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ware Shoals SC 29692, 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 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 10 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ware Shoals Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Marion P. Carnell Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Irvin Pitts Park / Ware Shoals (approx. half a mile away); Ware Shoals School / Ware Shoals High School (approx. half a mile away); Ware Shoals High School Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); The William T. Jones, III Bridge (approx. 1.3 miles away); Martin's Store (approx. 2.8 miles away); Western Laurens Volunteer Fire Department (approx. 3.7 miles away); Good Hope Baptist Church (approx. 4 miles away); Greenville Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ware Shoals.
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Photographed by Brian Scott, January 17, 2009
2. Benjamin DeWitt Riegel Monument
Sculpture by Gleb W. Derujinsky (1888-1975).
Photographed by Brian Scott, January 17, 2009
3. Benjamin DeWitt Riegel Monument
Benjamin DeWitt Riegel (1878-1941) was a mill owner and businessman in Ware Shoals.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,057 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 24, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
