Kershaw in Lancaster County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Kershaw's First Library

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009

1. Kershaw's First Library Marker

Inscription. This building, originally just south of Kershaw on what is now U.S. Hwy. 521, was built in 1900 for Capt. James V. Welsh (1845-1906) as the office for J.V. Welsh & Sons, a lumber mill. It later housed Kershaw’s first circulating library, founded by the McDowell Music Club, from its creation in 1934 until a new library was built in 1949. The building, moved to this site in 2001, serves as the office for the Stevens Foundation.

Erected 2002 by Stevens Foundation and the Kershaw Centennial Commission. (Marker Number 29-24.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 34° 32.844′ N, 80° 34.986′ W. Marker is in Kershaw, South Carolina, in Lancaster County. It is on South Cleveland Street 0.1 miles south of West Marion Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kershaw SC 29067, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: Welsh's Station / Kershaw Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Kershaw (about 400 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

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(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. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kershaw.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, January 18, 2012

2. Kershaw's First Library Marker

Kershaw's First Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009

3. Kershaw's First Library

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009

4. Kershaw's First Library

Sundial on the grounds of the building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, January 18, 2012

5. Sundial on the grounds of the building

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,287 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 31, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 2. submitted on January 18, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. 3, 4. submitted on October 31, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 5. submitted on January 18, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.