Cross in Berkeley County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Moss Grove

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 15, 2009

1. Moss Grove Marker

Inscription. John J. Cross (1810~1890) bought 500 acres here in 1844 and soon expanded Moss Grove into one other most productive cotton plantations in antebellum Berkeley District. This house was built ca. 1880 for Cross's son Adam (1844~1906), who farmed here and served as postmaster while also operating a store, cotton gin, grist mill, rice mill, saw mill and turpentine still.

Erected 2002 by The Berkeley County Historical Society. (Marker Number 8-33.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Communications • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 33° 19.385′ N, 80° 9.738′ W. Marker is in Cross, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It is on Ranger Drive (State Highway 6) near Country Pond Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cross SC 29436, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry

and in Santee Cooper Country.

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cross Post Office (approx. 0.7 miles away); Friendship Methodist Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Gen. William Moultrie (approx. 3.2 miles away); Thomas Sumpter’s Store

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(approx. 5½ miles away); Berkeley County (approx. 6.1 miles away); Village of Eadytown (approx. 8.1 miles away); Francis Marion / Francis Marion's Grave (approx. 9.1 miles away); Pinopolis (approx. 9.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cross.

Other markers no longer nearby. Barnet's Tavern (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Cherokee Path (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Thomas Sumter's Store (was approx. 5.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. The marker number on this marker is 8-34, but South Carolina Department of Archives and History reports that was mis-numbered and its number actually is 8-33.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 15, 2009

2. Moss Grove Marker

Moss Grove Marker, as seen along SC 6, looking south image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 15, 2009

3. Moss Grove Marker, as seen along SC 6, looking south

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,877 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 20, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.