Society Hill in Darlington County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Society Hill Depot
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 8, 2010
1. Society Hill Depot Marker
This depot, built shortly after the Civil War, features a distinctive architectural design favored by the Cheraw & Darlington Railroad during its history as an independent line. The C & D, chartered in 1849, ran 40 miles between Cheraw and present-day Florence and began service in 1855. The first combined passenger and freight depot in Society Hill was built nearby on West Depot St.
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Federal troops burned the original depot, a short distance north, in March 1865. This depot, constructed on the same plans, was built there by 1866. The Cheraw & Darlington RR was acquired by the Atlantic Coast Line RR in 1898. This was a freight and passenger depot until the 1940s and a freight depot until 1973. Now owned by the Town of Society Hill, it was moved here in 2002.
Erected 2008 by Darlington County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16-58.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1865.
Location. 34° 31.115′ N, 79° 50.641′ W. Marker is in Society Hill, South Carolina, in Darlington County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 15) and Depot Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street
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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 walking distance of this marker: Execution of Adam Cusack (here, next to this marker); Long Bluff (approx. half a mile away); Welsh Neck Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lawrence Faulkner / Simon Brown (approx. 0.6 miles away); Henry C. Burn House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Trinity Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Zachariah W. Wines (approx. 0.9 miles away); Society Hill Library Society (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Society Hill.
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 8, 2010
2. Wide view of the Society Hill Depot Marker
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 8, 2010
3. Cheraw & Darlington Railroad Depot (1866)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,517 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 11, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.
