Chesterfield in Chesterfield County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

W. D. Craig House

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, March 6, 2010

1. W. D. Craig House Marker

Inscription. One of Chesterfield's earliest houses, the Wm. Duke Craig House, c.1820, stood here before it was moved in 1975. Craig (1845-1935), farmer and merchant, also owned nearby Craig's Grist Mill. He fought in the Civil War with the 21st Regiment, S.C. Infantry, Co. E. In 1933, he donated the land for Craig Park, just north on Page Street. Altered through the years, the house now stands on county property, some 500 yds. N.

Erected 1985 by Chesterfield County. (Marker Number 13-2.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 34° 44.166′ N, 80° 5.31′ W. Marker is in Chesterfield, South Carolina, in Chesterfield County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street and Page Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chesterfield SC 29709, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Austin-Craig-Laney House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Secession Meeting (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chesterfield Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Craig House (approx.

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0.2 miles away); Chesterfield Post Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chesterfield Academy (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chesterfield High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sherman's March (approx. 7.1 miles away in North Carolina). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesterfield.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, March 6, 2010

2. W. D. Craig House Marker

W. D. Craig House image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of Craig Mill Trail and Park website

3. W. D. Craig House

Community Hut in Craig Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, March 6, 2010

4. Community Hut in Craig Park

Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,803 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 8, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.