Lake City in Florence County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lake City Produce Markets
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Lake City Bean Market
Photographed by Dave W, May 5, 2023
1. Lake City Produce Markets side of marker
Lake City Produce Markets. Lake City was a significant produce market as early as 1894, shipping fruits and vegetables to Northern markets until World War I. The market revived in the late 1920s and flourished during the Depression, when it shipped beans, squash, cucumbers, peas, and other vegetables. Lake City was one of the largest truck markets in the U.S. and claimed to be the largest string-bean or snap-bean market in the world.
Lake City Bean Market. This building, originally called "the Lake City Municipal Auction Market," was built in 1936 with assistance from the Public Works Administration. It was soon popularly called "the Lake City Bean Market" to recognize the town's claim as the largest bean market in the world before World War II. Extensively restored, it reopened in 2011 as a community center and sponsors events year-round.
Erected 2014 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History; sponsored by Lake City Beautification Committee. (Marker Number 21-39.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.
Location. 33° 52.248′ N, 79° 45.205′ W. Marker is in Lake City, South Carolina, in Florence County. It is at the intersection of South Church Street and Henry Street, on the right when traveling south on South Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 118 S Church St, Lake City SC 29560, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lake City (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Lake City (about 300 feet away); Church Street / Main Street (about 400 feet away); 139 & 141 E. Main St. (about 400 feet away); 137 East Main Street (about 400 feet away); 133 East Main Street (about 400 feet away); 130 East Main Street (about 500 feet away); 124 East Main Street (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake City.
Photographed by Dave W, May 5, 2023
2. Lake City Bean Market side of marker
Photographed by Dave W, May 5, 2023
3. Lake City Produce Markets / Lake City Bean Market Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 213 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
