Near Lake City in Florence County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Browntown
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, December 15, 2010
1. Browntown Marker
This area is part of several royal landgrants to Moses Brown in 1768-69 which developed into a family community known as Browntown. Family holdings here eventually comprised over 8,000 acres. Many indications of pioneering ingenuity and farm-related industry remain, including a notable cotton gin with wooden gears which continued operating through the late 19th Century.
Erected 1982 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History; sponsored by Three Rivers Historical Society. (Marker Number 21-9.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 33° 49.846′ N, 79° 37.957′ W. Marker is near Lake City, South Carolina, in Florence County. It is on Johnsonville Highway (State Highway 341), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3110 Johnsonville Hwy, 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 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 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hannah (approx. 4.8 miles away); Cooper's Academy / Bethesda Methodist Church (approx. 5.3 miles away); Graham Home Place (approx. 5.9 miles away); Whitehead Infirmary (approx. 7.3 miles away); Ronald E. McNair
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Photographed by Cindy Bullard, December 15, 2010
2. Browntown Marker and Surroundings
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, December 15, 2010
3. Browntown Marker at Entrance to the Browntown Museum
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, December 15, 2010
4. Browntown Museum Storyboard
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,594 times since then and 84 times this year. Last updated on May 8, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 18, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
