Lone Star in Calhoun County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Good Hope Picnic
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010
1. Good Hope Picnic Marker
The Good Hope Picnic, a celebration of the end of the planting season, is the oldest African-American event in the Lone Star community. Founded in August 1915 by farmers to market their produce and held on the second Friday in August, it has often included games and music. Members of several African-American churches in and around Lone Star helped found the picnic and still support it.
Erected 2008 by Good Hope Picnic Foundation. (Marker Number 9-10.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Entertainment • Notable Events. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.
Location. 33° 36.478′ N, 80° 34.803′ W. Marker is in Lone Star, South Carolina, in Calhoun County. It is at the intersection of McCords Ferry Road (State Highway 267) and Friendly Lane, on the right when traveling north on McCords Ferry Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cameron SC 29030, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, in Congaree Country, and specifically 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 10 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pine Grove Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Santee~Cemetery (approx. 3.9 miles away); Trinity Lutheran Church (approx. 5.2 miles away); Snider House
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Encounter At Halfway Swamp / Site Of Original St. Mark's Church (was approx. 5.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 3, 2010
2. Good Hope Picnic Marker, looking northbound along McCords Ferry Rd. (S.C. Hwy. 267)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 3, 2010
3. Good Hope Picnic Marker and farmers' setups
Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 3, 2010
4. Good Hope Picnic Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 3, 2010
5. Good Hope Picnic Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 3, 2010
6. Good Hope Picnic farmer and church produce marketing
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 4,827 times since then and 160 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 24, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
