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Gaffney in Cherokee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Trail of Dog Wood Spring

1780

 
 
Trail of Dog Wood Spring Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022
1. Trail of Dog Wood Spring Marker
Inscription.
[title is inscription]

 
Erected 1925 by Daniel Morgan Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraRoads & VehiclesSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.
 
Location. 35° 3.732′ N, 81° 38.805′ W. Marker is in Gaffney, South Carolina, in Cherokee County. It is at the intersection of College Drive (State Highway 105) and Union Street (State Highway 105), on the left when traveling north on College Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gaffney SC 29340, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate and in the Foothills. 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Limestone College (approx. 0.4 miles away); Limestone Quarry (approx. 0.4 miles away); Towne Center (approx. 0.4 miles away); Winnie Davis Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Reverend Thomas Curtis, D.D. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Carroll School of Fine Arts Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hamrick Hall of Science (approx. half a mile away); Curtis Building (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gaffney.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby.
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Limestone (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Trail of Dog Wood Spring Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022
2. Trail of Dog Wood Spring Marker
(looking west from College Drive)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 426 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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