Eutawville in Orangeburg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Santee Limestone / Limestone and Marl Formations

Santee Limestone Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 15, 2009

1. Santee Limestone Marker

Inscription. marker Front: Santee LimestoneSir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), noted British geologist, visited S.C. in 1842 and described its geology in his Travels in North America..., published in several editions. He named the bedrock limestone underlying this area "Santee Limestone." Lyell estimated Santee Limestone to date from the Eocene epoch, more than 40 million years ago.

Marker Reverse:Limestone and Marl Formations Many kinds of fossil marine animals are found embedded in Santee Limestone. This limestone, in solution, forms sinks and subsurface caves. Eutaw Springs, now flooded by Lake Marion, flowed from such channels. An impure limestone-bases clay known as "Cooper Marl" overlies Santee Limestone throughout the lowcountry. Both are primary raw materials in portland cement produced nearby.

Erected 2004 by the Carolina Geological Society, replacing marker erected in 1964 by the Division of State Parks, S.C. Commission of Forestry. (Marker Number 38-29.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.

Location. 33° 24.485′ N, 80° 17.901′ W. Marker is in Eutawville

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, South Carolina, in Orangeburg County. Marker can be reached from Old Number Six Highway (State Highway 6 / 45) near Fredcon Road, on the left when traveling east. Located on the site of the Eutaw Springs Battleground park, shoreline of Lake Marion. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eutawville SC 29048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Grave of Major Majoribanks / Northampton (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Eutaw Springs (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Eutaw (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Eutaw Springs (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Eutaw Springs (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Eutaw Springs Battlefield Park (about 300 feet away); Eutawville (approx. 2.6 miles away); Berkeley County (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eutawville.

Also see . . . Sir Charles Lyell, Wikipedia entry. He was the foremost geologist of his day, and an influence on the young Charles Darwin. (Submitted on August 28, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Limestone and Marl Formations Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 15, 2009

2. Limestone and Marl Formations Marker

Santee Limestone / Limestone and Marl Formations Marker, Lake Marion seen in background image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 15, 2009

3. Santee Limestone / Limestone and Marl Formations Marker, Lake Marion seen in background

Santee Limestone / Limestone and Marl Formations Marker along Lake Marion shoreline image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 15, 2009

4. Santee Limestone / Limestone and Marl Formations Marker along Lake Marion shoreline

At center, Previous Santee Limestone / Limestone and Marl Formations Marker image. Click for full size.

South Carolina Department of Archives and History, circa 1970

5. At center, Previous Santee Limestone / Limestone and Marl Formations Marker

1964 by the Division of State Parks, S.C. Commission of Forestry

Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), noted British geologist, as mentioned on marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Wikipedia

6. Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), noted British geologist, as mentioned on marker

Santee River / Lake Marion, view from marker image. Click for full size.

South Carolina Department of Archives and History,, circa 1970

7. Santee River / Lake Marion, view from marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,087 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 28, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on August 29, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on August 28, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 7. submitted on August 29, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.