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

Soapstone Boulder

Photographed by Brian Scott, May 29, 2009

1. Soapstone Boulder Marker

Inscription. On this ancient soapstone boulder are two partially carved soapstone bowls, made by Native Americans around 5,000 years ago. The bowls were rough-shaped with flint chisels and then broken off before doing the final shaping. This boulder was brought to Pickens county by Harold W. David in the 1950's and is pictured in Bert Bierer's "South Carolina Indian Lore."

Erected by Randee Hedden & the Hedden Family.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Man-Made Features.

Location. 34° 55.6′ N, 82° 43.283′ W. Marker is in Pickens, South Carolina, in Pickens County. It can be reached from Hagood Mill Road. Marker is located on the grounds of the Hagood Mill Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 138 Hagood Mill Road, Pickens SC 29671, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hagood Mill / Prehistoric Rock Carvings (within shouting distance of this marker); The Murphree-Hollingsworth Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hagood Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Moorefield Memorial Highway (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Pickens County Gristmills (within shouting distance of this marker); Hagood Mill Historic Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Griffin-Christopher House (approx. 3 miles away); Carpenter's Wheel (approx. 3 miles away); Pickens (approx. 3 miles away); William M. Hagood (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pickens.

Soapstone Boulder and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, May 29, 2009

2. Soapstone Boulder and Marker

Soapstone Boulder image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, May 29, 2009

3. Soapstone Boulder

Photographed by Brian Scott, May 29, 2009

4. Soapstone Boulder

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,428 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 29, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.