Pickens in Pickens County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Moorefield Memorial Highway
Photographed by Brian Scott, May 29, 2009
1. Moorefield Memorial Highway Marker
Charles Henry Moorefield
State Highway Engineer
of South Carolina
1920 - 1935
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
Location. 34° 55.583′ N, 82° 43.25′ W. Marker is in Pickens, South Carolina, in Pickens County. It is on Moorefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 178), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Soapstone Boulder (within shouting distance of this marker); The Murphree-Hollingsworth Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Hagood Mill / Prehistoric Rock Carvings (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pickens County Gristmills (about 300 feet away); The Hagood Cabin (about 300 feet away); Hagood Mill Historic Site (about 300 feet away); Griffin-Christopher House (approx. 2.9 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.
Also see . . . U.S. Route 178. U.S. Highway 178 is a spur of U.S. Highway 78. (Submitted on August 23, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
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Photographed by Brian Scott, May 29, 2009
2. Moorefield Memorial Highway Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,193 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
