North Augusta in Aiken County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Martintown Road

1. The Martintown Road Marker (refurbished)

Inscription. In the 1730s, an Indian path from Fort Moore to the Saluda ridge was used by traders going to the Cherokee Nation. Later, a wagon road from Ninety Six to Augusta followed the same route. Named for the Martin family who lived beside it and served well the cause of the Revolution, it was widely used during that conflict by Patriots, Tories, and British.

Erected 1972 by Martintown Road Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. (Marker Number 2-6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 33° 31.63′ N, 81° 58.787′ W. Marker is in North Augusta, South Carolina, in Aiken County. It is on West Martintown Road (South Carolina Route 230) north of Southwood Road, on the left when traveling north. Relocated east of Hammond Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: North Augusta SC 29841, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Augusta

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and in the Midlands.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in 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: Hammond Memorial (a few steps from this marker); North Augusta Trolley Station (approx. 1.8 miles away); Hampton Terrace Hotel (approx. 1.8 miles away); Samuel Hammond (approx. 2 miles away); North Augusta (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lookaway Hall / Walter Mixer Jackson (approx. 2.1 miles away); Meriwether Monument (approx. 2.1 miles away); History of Hamburg (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Augusta.

More about this marker. This marker was originally located on E Martintown Rd (33.49836,-81.96097). Sometime between Feb. 2017 and Dec. 2018 the marker was removed from there.

The Martintown Road Marker (looking north from original location) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 16, 2010

2. The Martintown Road Marker (looking north from original location)

The Martintown Road Marker (original) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 16, 2010

3. The Martintown Road Marker (original)

The Martintown Road Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, April 10, 2025

4. The Martintown Road Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 5,007 times since then and 208 times this year. Last updated on August 14, 2022, by Paula Hattings of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on August 14, 2022. 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on May 30, 2025, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.