Central in Pickens County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Bertha Evans Morgan Rose Garden

Photographed by Brian Scott, January 9, 2009

1. Bertha Evans Morgan Rose Garden Marker

Inscription.
This rose garden was created to honor Bertha Evans Morgan, wife of J. Robert Morgan, who was a nephew of Jeptha and Minnie Morgan.

Bertha Morgan was a teacher, wife, mother, Clemson University employee and dedicated Christian. Throughout her long life in the Central area she was an avid gardener who, especially, loved roses.

With Love From Her Children
Roberta M. Head
Betty M. Holcombe
James W. Morgan
Ann M. Harllee
George A. Morgan
Barbara M. Hay

Erected 2001 by Children of Bertha Evans Morgan.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Horticulture & Forestry • Religion & Religious Structures • Women.

Location. 34° 43.3′ N, 82° 46.8′ W. Marker is in Central, South Carolina, in Pickens County. It is on Church Street. Marker is in the north side of the rose garden adjacent to the Central History Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 416 Church Street, Central SC 29630, 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 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 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Central History Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Central History Museum (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Central School (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Central Railroad Depot & Red Caboose (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Werner Family (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Community Born of the Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Central (approx. ¼ mile away); Central, South Carolina (approx. ¼ mile away); The Central Railroad Hotel (approx. ¼ mile away); Billy Weems (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Central.

Bertha Evans Morgan Rose Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, January 9, 2009

2. Bertha Evans Morgan Rose Garden

Statue Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, January 9, 2009

3. Statue Detail

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,767 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 28, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 3. submitted on November 16, 2010, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.