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Lake City in Florence County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

116 East Main Street

— Lake City Downtown Historic District —

 
 
116 East Main Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 21, 2026
1. 116 East Main Street Marker
Inscription.
The National Register
of Historic Places
South Carolina
Department of Archives
and History
116 East Main Street
Lake City Downtown
Historic District

 
Erected by South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce.
 
Location. 33° 52.348′ N, 79° 45.237′ W. Marker is in Lake City, South Carolina, in Florence County. It is on East Main Street (Business U.S. 378) east of North Acline Avenue (South Carolina Road 21-264), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 E Main St, Lake City SC 29560, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pee Dee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in 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
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of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 118 East Main Street (here, next to this marker); 111 East Main Street (a few steps from this marker); 115 & 117 E. Main St. (a few steps from this marker); 104 & 106 East Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 124 East Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); H.H. Singletary Building (within shouting distance of this marker); 130 East Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Huey Cooper 1873 - 1978 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake City.
 
Regarding 116 East Main Street. An architectural description for the building is on page 8:
8) 116 East Main Street, ca. 1921-1930
A one-story brick building with a glass and metal storefront and a metal awning. The entrance is on the right side of the building and is recessed. There is a stringcourse on the upper facade of the building, where there is a corbeled cornice. Once this building was known as the Cash Hardware, but in 2002 it is vacant.
 
Also see . . .  Lake City Historic Commercial District.
116 East Main Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 21, 2026
2. 116 East Main Street Marker
Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Submitted on August 4, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Sep. 27, 2026