Near Salters in Williamsburg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Burrows's Service Station
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Cooper's Country Store
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, October 19, 2010
1. Burrows's Service Station Marker (front)
Burrows's Service Station. This significant cultural and architectural example of a 20th-century country store was built in 1937 by Theron Burrows (1910-1973) when U.S. Hwy. 521 was finished from Georgetown to Manning. A combination grocery and gas station with family living quarters on the second floor, it was affiliated with Esso (now Exxon) and had the motto "we serve the needs of the neighborhood."
Cooper's Country Store. Burrows's Service Station sold not only staple goods, fresh meat, and produce, but also clothing, farm supplies, hardware, feed and seed, and automotive products and parts. After Burrows died in 1973 his son-in-law George Cooper bought the business, renaming it "Cooper's Country Store;" it now boasts several second- and third-generation employees and customers.
Erected 2001 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History; sponsored by Williamsburg Historical Society. (Marker Number 45-13.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina, Williamsburg County Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.
Location. 33° 34.885′ N, 79° 49.351′ W. Marker is near
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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 10 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle Of Lower Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Lower Bridge: Take the Low Ground! (approx. half a mile away); Union Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); McClary Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); Union School (approx. 4.8 miles away); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (approx. 5.7 miles away); Thurgood Marshall, J.D. (approx. 5.7 miles away); The Honorable Carol Connor (approx. 5.7 miles away); Williamsburg County Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.7 miles away); Williamsburg Courthouse and Historic District (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salters.
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, October 19, 2010
2. Cooper's Country Store Marker (reverse)
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, October 19, 2010
3. Marker and Cooper's Country Store Sign
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, October 19, 2010
4. Cooper's Country Store
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, October 19, 2010
5. Cooper's Country Store
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,704 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 20, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
