Stateburg in Sumter County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Early Charleston Road

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Early Charleston Road Marker

Inscription. This road largely followed the Catawba Path (1698). Widened by Public Act, 1753, and called "The Great Charleston Road," it joined that city with Camden and "The Back Country." Over it came Indians, pack-animals laden with hides, drovers, rolled hogsheads of produce, wagoners, and stagecoaches. The armies of two wars passed over it. Like other main roads, it has often been called "The King's Highway."

Erected 1952 by the Sumter County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 43-5.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1753.

Location. 33° 56.738′ N, 80° 31.437′ W. Marker is in Stateburg, South Carolina, in Sumter County. It is at the intersection of North King’s Highway (State Highway 261) and U.S. 76, on the right when traveling south on North King’s Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sumter SC 29154, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Tennent (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battle of Stateburg (approx. ¼ mile away); Joel Roberts Poinsett (approx. 0.7 miles away); Church of the Holy Cross (approx. 0.7 miles away);

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Church of the Holy Cross Stateburg / Holy Cross Churchyard (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Church of the Holy Cross (approx. 0.7 miles away); Battle of Beech Creek / The Civil War Ends In S.C (approx. 2.1 miles away); High Hills Baptist Church (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stateburg.

Photographed by Randy Tucker, April 2018

2. Early Charleston Road Marker

Early Charleston Road Marker, looking south along North King’s Highway (State Road 261) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 19, 2010

3. Early Charleston Road Marker, looking south along North King’s Highway (State Road 261)

Early Charleston Road Marker as seen looking north along North King’s Highway (State Road 261) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 19, 2010

4. Early Charleston Road Marker as seen looking north along North King’s Highway (State Road 261)

Intersection with US 378, US 76 seen in background

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,266 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 22, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on April 23, 2018, by Randy Tucker of Greenville, South Carolina. 3, 4. submitted on February 22, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.