Goose Creek in Berkeley County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Eighteen Mile House Tavern

September 25, 2022

1. Eighteen Mile House Tavern Marker (front)

Inscription.
(front)
From the 18th century, the State Road from Charleston and the Road to Dorchester met near here. These paths connected Charleston to the S.C. interior. Travelers from Charleston would have crossed Goose Creek, two miles south, before reaching this point. By the early 18th century a tavern complex developed here providing travelers with room, board, pasturage, and other services, such as coopering and blacksmithing. (Continued on other side) (rear) (Continued from other side) By the turn of the 19th century, Lewis Breaker owned the business. Later, Carston Vose, who also owned the Oaks Plantation, ran the tavern. In April 1865 African American troops of the 55th MA Infantry camped near here. They skirmished with Confederate cavalry and liberated slaves living on nearby plantations. After the war the Road to Dorchester was abandoned and a farm family occupied the site.

Erected 2016 by City of Goose Creek. (Marker Number 8-71.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil.

Location. 33° 0.166′ N, 80° 2.551′ W. Marker is in Goose Creek, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It is on Saint James Avenue (U.S. 176) north of Wilmer Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 147 St James Ave, Goose Creek SC 29445, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry

and in Santee Cooper Country.

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

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Goose Creek / City of Goose Creek (approx. ¼ mile away); Button Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Boochawee Hall (approx. 0.9 miles away); Casey (Caice) (approx. 1.2 miles away); Broom Hall Plantation (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Oaks (approx. 1.4 miles away); Goose Creek Bridge (approx. 1.6 miles away); Howe Hall Plantation / Howe Hall (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goose Creek.

Eighteen Mile House Tavern Marker (rear) image. Click for full size.

September 25, 2022

2. Eighteen Mile House Tavern Marker (rear)

Eighteen Mile House Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.

September 25, 2022

3. Eighteen Mile House Tavern Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2022. This page has been viewed 1,353 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 25, 2022. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.