Timmonsville in Florence County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Timmonsville

Photographed by Dave W, May 9, 2023

1. Timmonsville Marker, Side One

Inscription.
(side 1)
Timmonsville was founded in 1852 and named for Rev. J. Morgan Timmons. Initial growth was spurred by the Wilmington and Manchester R.R., which carried cotton and forest products to the port of Wilmington. J.M. Timmons established a turpentine distillery by 1854 and a steam-powered saw mill produced 5,000 feet of plank in that same year. The Timmonsville Tobacco Warehouse Co. organized in 1895, placing Timmonsville at the center of the growing Pee Dee tobacco belt. (Continued on other side) (side 2) (Continued from other side) A fire in 1901 burned much of the downtown. Driven by profits from the tobacco industry, the town rebuilt and by 1910 population had doubled. The Atlantic Coast Line R.R., which absorbed the W.M.R.R. in 1898, built a brick depot on Railroad (now Main) St. The Seaboard Air Line R.R. was operating a second line through Timmonsville by 1914, testament to its place as the third largest tobacco market in the state. Leaf factories and warehouses.

Erected 2017 by The Town of Timmonsville. (Marker Number 21-46.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Disasters

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• Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 34° 8.086′ N, 79° 56.511′ W. Marker is in Timmonsville, South Carolina, in Florence County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street and North Warren Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 E Main St, Timmonsville SC 29161, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Augustin Wilson (approx. 2.8 miles away); Young Farm (approx. 4.9 miles away); William Gee (approx. 5.4 miles away); Ebenezer Church (approx. 6 miles away); 09.11.2001 (approx. 6.2 miles away); The Assassination of Rep. Alfred Rush (approx. 6.4 miles away); Wilson Crossroads / Dr. Peter A. Wilson (approx. 6.6 miles away); POW✯MIA (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Timmonsville.

Timmonsville Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave W, May 9, 2023

2. Timmonsville Marker, Side Two

Timmonsville Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave W, May 9, 2023

3. Timmonsville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 1,315 times since then and 154 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.