Near Easley in Pickens County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Hester Store
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 7, 2021
1. Hester Store Marker
South Carolina
Department of Archives
and History
Hester Store
of Historic Places
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.
Location. 34° 53.794′ N, 82° 32.172′ W. Marker is near Easley, South Carolina, in Pickens County. It is at the intersection of Hester Store Road and Thomas Mill Road, on the right when traveling west on Hester Store Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1735 Hester Store Rd, Easley SC 29640, 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 Thirteen Colonies, one of
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bowen's Mill (approx. 3.1 miles away); Dacusville (approx. 3.1 miles away); Berea First Baptist Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Beattie E. Huff Highway (approx. 4.4 miles away); Berea School (approx. 4½ miles away); Cherrydale (approx. 5.6 miles away); DeSantis Pavilion (approx. 5.7 miles away); Melvin and Dollie Younts Conference Center (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Easley.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Lynching of Willie Earle (was approx. 5.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Regarding Hester Store. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
Country quickly took off after the [Civil] war. By the turn of the twentieth century, there were 150,653 stores in the South. Michael Washington Hester took advantage of this boom and keeping a shop in 1876 in addition to a farm along with his two brothers and mother in the small community of Dacusville, South Carolina. He purchased an additionalone hundred acres in an attempt to diversify his holdings. But following his marriage, Michael and his wife moved three miles up the road and bought a farm. It was on this property located at the crossroads of Thomas Mill Road and Hester Store Road, that Michael began building his new store. In March 1893, The Pickens Sentinel reported, "M.W. Hester has lumber on the ground and is preparing to build with a large hall."Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 7, 20212. Hester Store Marker
Also see . . . Hester Store. SC Picture Project entry on the site. (Submitted on November 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 7, 2021
3. Hester Store
Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 589 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2, 3. submitted on November 7, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
