Mullins in Marion County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Mullins Depot
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Mullins
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 16, 2010
1. Mullins Depot Face of Marker
Mullins. The town of Mullins was incorporated March 4, 1872 by an act of the S.C. General Assembly which set town limits “half a mile north, one-quarter of a mile east and west, and one-third of a mile south” from a stake near here. Dr. Rudolph Vampill was elected first intendant and A. E. Gilchrist, D. W. Ketchum, James Norton, and Stephen Smith, wardens. Smith was also the community's first postmaster, appointed in 1855.
Erected 1981 by Marion County Historical Society. (Marker Number 34-9.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is March 4, 1921.
Location. 34° 12.33′ N, 79° 15.264′ W. Marker is in Mullins, South Carolina, in Marion County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Route 41)
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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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tobacco Culture (a few steps from this marker); Mt. Olive Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Palmetto High School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Camp Victor Blue (approx. 6.7 miles away); Drowning Creek (approx. 6.7 miles away); Bluefields (approx. 8.3 miles away); Marion Depot (approx. 8.4 miles away); Francis Marion (approx. 8½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mullins.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Christ Prayer Chapel (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Brief History. “For awhile, Mullins, like its neighbor Nichols, engaged in the turpentine industry, but it was the tobacco market which boosted the economy and drew new settlers to the town. W.W. Sellers states, in his History of Marion County, that the 1890 census showed a population for Mullins of 282. Tobacco was introduced to the area in 1894. The first tobacco sale took place on August 28, 1895, and by 1900 the population had grown to over 800. The Mullins Tobacco Market sold more tobacco than any other market in the state -- over 4 million pounds in 1900 -- and by
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 16, 2010
2. Mullins Face of Marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 16, 2010
3. Mullins Depot / Mullins Marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 16, 2010
4. Mullins Depot, Trackside
A lot of tobacco shipped from this depot.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 16, 2010
5. Mullins Depot, Streetside
It now houses the Mullins Chamber of Commerce and the South Carolina Tobacco Museum.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2010, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,453 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 26, 2010, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
