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. Marker 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.
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); Berea First Baptist Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Beattie E. Huff Highway (approx. 4.4 miles away); Berea School (approx. 4˝ 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); Poteat Hall (approx. 5.7 miles away).
Regarding Hester Store. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
Country quickly took off after the [Civil] war. By the turn of the twentiethcentury, 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 additional one 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."
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Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 7, 2021
2. Hester Store Marker
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 355 times since then and 30 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.
