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Cashiers in Jackson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Wade Hampton

 
 
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Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 19, 2009
1. Wade Hampton Marker
Inscription. Confederate General; Governor of S.C., 1875-79; U.S. Senator. His Summer Home, "High Hampton", Stood 1 1/3 Miles Southeast.
 
Erected 1936 by State Historical Commission. (Marker Number Q-1.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
 
Location. 35° 6.822′ N, 83° 6.002′ W. Marker is in Cashiers, North Carolina, in Jackson County. It is at the intersection of Route 64 and Route 107 on Route 64. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cashiers NC 28717, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the Golden Corner. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper 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 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Church of the Good Shepherd (approx. 1.4 miles away); Zachary-Tolbert House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Grimshawes (approx. 3½ miles away); Baccus Lodge c. 1907 (approx. 6.7 miles away); Mary Lapham (approx. 6.8 miles away); Elizabeth Wright Prince House (approx. 6.8 miles away); The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation (approx. 6.9 miles away); Thomas Harbison (approx. 6.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cashiers.
 
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Wade Hampton Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 19, 2009
2. Wade Hampton Marker
Wade Hampton image. Click for full size.
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3. Wade Hampton
Note that this photograph has been cropped to less than half of its original size.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,439 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina.   3. submitted on July 29, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 11, 2026