Pomaria in Newberry County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Folk-Holloway House

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, February 16, 2010

1. Folk-Holloway House Marker

Inscription. This house, built ca. 1820 for John Adam Folk (1799-1855) is an excellent example of a 19th-century two-story farmhouse. Folk, a farmer and merchant, was also postmaster at Tanner's Hill (now Pomaria) 1829-40. Later the home of Folk's daughter Martha and her husband Thomas W. Holloway (1829-1903), who chartered the town of Pomaria in 1903, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Erected 2001 by the Newberry County Historical Society. (Marker Number 36-17.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 34° 16.074′ N, 81° 25.177′ W. Marker is in Pomaria, South Carolina, in Newberry County. It is on Holloway Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker may be partially hid by shrubs. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pomaria SC 29126, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands.

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: Pomaria (approx. half a mile away); Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (approx. half a mile away); Bethlehem Lutheran Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Rev. Joachim Bulow. (approx. 2.7 miles away); St. Paul Lutheran Church (approx. 2.7

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miles away); St. John's Church (approx. 3 miles away); Hope Rosenwald School (approx. 3.2 miles away); Peak (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pomaria.

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Photographed by Cindy Bullard, February 16, 2010

2. Folk-Holloway House

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, February 16, 2010

3. Folk-Holloway House

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, February 16, 2010

4. Well House

Photographed by Cindy Bullard

5. Wind Chimes

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,592 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 18, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.