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

Alexander S. Salley

1871 - 1961

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 3, 2010

1. Alexander S. Salley Marker

Inscription. Here was the birthplace of Alexander Samuel Salley, who devoted fifty years to the collection, preservation, and publication of the historical records of the state as Secretary of the South Carolina Historical Society, Secretary of the South Carolina Historical Commission, and State Historian.

Erected 1970 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History, sponsored by Orangeburg County Historical Society. (Marker Number 38-14.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 33° 30.564′ N, 80° 49.813′ W. Marker is in Orangeburg, South Carolina, in Orangeburg County. It is on Belleville Road (State Highway 38-29), on the right when traveling west. Located approx. 60 yards south of Kings Road (State Road 38- 1165) at the vacant wooded lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Orangeburg SC 29115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry

and in Santee Cooper Country.

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wilkinson High School (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Wilkinson High School (approx. 1.4 miles away); Felton Training School & Teacherage (approx. 1.4 miles away); Civil Rights Meetings / Sit-in March (approx. 1.6 miles away); Claflin College (approx. 1.6 miles away); Episcopal Church of the Redeemer and Graveyard (approx. 1.7 miles away); South Carolina State University (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Orangeburg Massacre (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orangeburg.

Alexander S. Salley Marker, looking west along Belleville Road (State Road 38-29) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 3, 2010

2. Alexander S. Salley Marker, looking west along Belleville Road (State Road 38-29)

Bust of Alexander S. Salley: A. Wolfe Davidson sculptor image. Click for full size.

South Carolina Department of Archives and History

3. Bust of Alexander S. Salley: A. Wolfe Davidson sculptor

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,049 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 22, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.