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

West's Crossroads
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Donald H. Holland House

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, March 6, 2010

1. West's Crossroads / Donald H. Holland House Marker

Inscription. (Front): This crossroads, long owned by the West family, is the junction of the Georgetown and Porter Bridge Roads, both of which appear on Robert Mills's 1825 Atlas of S.C. In early 1865 opposing forces camped nearby as Gen. M.C. Butler's Confederates attempted to slow the advance of Gen. W.T. Sherman's Federals toward N.C., and fought a brief skirmish here on February 25th.

(Reverse):
The boyhood home of Donald H. Holland (b. 1928), Kershaw County lawyer and legislator, once stood 300 yds. E. Holland, a graduate of the University of South Carolina law school, served as a state representative 1951-54 and 1957-64, as a state highway commissioner 1964-68, and as a state senator 1969-present, serving as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee 1995-present.

Erected 2000 by Kershaw County Historical Society. (Marker Number 28-12.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1948.

Location. 34° 23.13′ N, 80° 28.464′ W. Marker is near Cassatt, South Carolina, in Kershaw County. It is at the intersection of Porter Road and Holland Road, on the left when traveling south on Porter Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cassatt SC 29032, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Midway High School (approx. 2.7 miles away); General Gates's Disgrace (approx. 7.8 miles away); Collapse of the Patriot Militia (approx. 7.8 miles away); Attack at Dawn (approx. 7.9 miles away); Artillery Duel at Dawn (approx. 7.9 miles away); A Night Skirmish (approx. 7.9 miles away); Shots in the Dark (approx. 7.9 miles away); All the King's Men (approx. 7.9 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. The Civil War in South Carolina. Biographical sketch on General Butler (Submitted on March 6, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina.)

2. University of South Carolina School of Law. Short biography on Donald Holland. (Submitted on March 6, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina.)

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, March 6, 2010

2. West's Crossroads / Donald H. Holland House Marker

Reverse side

West's Crossroads image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, March 6, 2010

3. West's Crossroads

4. M.C. Butler

William Tecumseh Sherman image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix

5. William Tecumseh Sherman

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,047 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 6, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

West's Crossroads⎯⎯⎯Donald H. Holland House

West's Crossroads
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Donald H. Holland House