Gadsden in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Gadsden

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Gadsden Marker

Inscription. Named in honor of James Gadsden President of the Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad. Station built here 1840 was the first railroad station in Richland County. A stage line ran to Columbia until 1842 and to Camden until 1848.

Erected 1938 by The Columbia Sesquicentennial Commission of 1936. (Marker Number 40-31.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 33° 50.76′ N, 80° 46.137′ W. Marker is in Gadsden, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is on Bluff Road (State Highway 48) near State Highway 40-2529, on the right when traveling east. Located at the Railroad tracks, crossing Bluff Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gadsden SC 29052, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands

and in the Greater Columbia Area.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Story to Tell (approx. 3.3 miles away); Richland Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Eastover (approx. 4.8 miles away); Robert H. Morrell Road (approx. 4.8 miles away); James H. Adams (approx. 4.8 miles away); Kingville (approx. 4.9 miles away); Minervaville (approx. 5.3 miles away); Kensington (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gadsden.

Regarding Gadsden.

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in the second Seminole War Gadsden was quartermaster-general of the Florida Volunteers from February to April 1836. Returning to South Carolina he became a rice planter, and was president of the South Carolina Railroad Company.

Also see . . . South Carolina Railroads - Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston Railroad. ...By September of 1840, James Gadsden had been elected the new president of the company and he reported that the company was reducing its debt steadily,... (Submitted on April 20, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 23, 2010

2. Gadsden Marker

Gadsden Marker, as seen looking east along Bluff Road, (State Road 48) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 23, 2010

3. Gadsden Marker, as seen looking east along Bluff Road, (State Road 48)

Gadsden Marker at the Railroad Crossing, Bluff Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 23, 2010

4. Gadsden Marker at the Railroad Crossing, Bluff Road

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,930 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 7, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 20, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.