Kershaw in Lancaster County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Welsh's Station
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Kershaw Depot
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009
1. Welsh's Station / Kershaw Depot Marker
Welsh's Station
Welshs Station, a depot on the Charleston, Cincinnati, & Chicago Railroad built in 1888, stood at or near this site. The town of Kershaw was first named for Capt. James V. Welsh, who donated 63 acres on which to establish a town and promised the railroad title to every other lot laid out in it. When it was incorporated in 1888 the town limits of Kershaw extended one-half mile in every direction from the depot.
Kershaw Depot
This depot, built in 1926 by the Southern Railway, replaced a late 19th-early 20th century passenger and freight depot/cotton platform which burned that year. It is typical of 20th-century depots built throughout the Southeast. Primarily a passenger station, it also handled cotton and textile products from nearby farms and textile or cotton oil mills. The Kershaw Depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Erected 2000 by Lancaster County History Commission. (Marker Number 29-25.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 34° 32.877′ N, 80° 34.986′ W. Marker is in Kershaw, South Carolina, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of West Marion
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Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands and in the Olde English District. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kershaw's First Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Kershaw (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas L. Clyburn House (approx. 3.6 miles away); Beaver Creek Skirmish / Capture of Provisions at Flat Rock (approx. 4 miles away); Haile Gold Mine (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Battle of the Hanging Rock (approx. 4.7 miles away); James Ingram Home (approx. 5.3 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kershaw.
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009
2. Welsh's Station / Kershaw Depot Marker
Photographed by Anna Inbody, January 18, 2012
3. Welsh's Station / Kershaw Depot Marker
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009
4. Welsh's Station / Kershaw Depot
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009
5. Welsh's Station / Kershaw Depot
Photographed by Anna Inbody, January 18, 2012
6. Welsh's Station / Kershaw Depot
Showing track side of the depot
Photographed by Anna Inbody, January 18, 2012
7. Welsh's Station / Kershaw Depot
Showing the depot has been refurbished.
Photographed by Anna Inbody, January 18, 2012
8. Welsh's Station / Kershaw Depot
Showing some of the architectural details of the building.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,503 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 31, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 3. submitted on January 18, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. 4, 5. submitted on October 31, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 6, 7, 8. submitted on January 18, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
