McCormick in McCormick County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

McCormick Passenger Train Steps

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 20, 2022

1. McCormick Passenger Train Steps Marker

Inscription.
Local oral history states these steps were used by passengers disembarking from passenger trains until the 1950’s. Liveried porters assisted with baggage. (View a second set of steps 127 feet to left.)

Erected 2017 by McCormick County Visitors Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 33° 54.723′ N, 82° 17.626′ W. Marker is in McCormick, South Carolina, in McCormick County. It is on North Main Street just north of West Augusta Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on the hill on the south side of the railroad tracks, beside the subject stone steps. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mc Cormick SC 29835, 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 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McCormick County / MACK (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); McCormick Train Station (about 300 feet away); McCormick County Veterans Monument (about 600 feet away); McCormick County Confederate Monument (about 700 feet away); Dorn Mill Complex (about 700 feet away); Dorn Mill (about 800 feet away); Dorn’s Mill / Dorn Gold Mine

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Badwell / Badwell Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McCormick.

Regarding McCormick Passenger Train Steps. The second set of steps to the left are missing as of 4/20/2022.

Also see . . . McCormick Station.

Also known as the Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Depot. It was built about 1911 by the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway. It is a one-story, rectangular frame building with a gable roof, wide eaves supported by brackets, and shiplap siding.

(Submitted on April 30, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 20, 2022

2. McCormick Passenger Train Steps Marker

(looking northeast • stone steps run downhill from the railroad tracks • South Main Street in background)

McCormick Railroad Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 20, 2022

3. McCormick Railroad Station

The former McCormick Railroad Station is located about 75 yards east of the passenger train steps.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 779 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 30, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.