Lake City in Florence County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lake City
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, October 25, 2010
1. Lake City Marker (front)
This area, in what was then Williamsburg Township, was settled as early as 1754 by members of the Dick, Graham, McAllister, Scott, and other families. Several residents served under Francis Marion during the Revolution. By the 1820s this community was sometimes called the crossroads for the intersection of two major roads (one from Georgetown to Camden, the other from Charleston to Cheraw), now Main and Church Streets.
This area was known as Grahams Crossroads for Aaron Graham, who built a house here ca. 1830. The post office opened here in 1848 was named Lynches Lake. The town grew after the Northeastern RR was completed in 1857 and was chartered as Graham in 1874. Renamed Lake City in 1883, it was in Williamsburg County until 1912. Its tobacco market, opened in 1899, was among the largest in S.C. Its bean market, opened in 1936, was once the largest in the world.
Erected 2009 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History; sponsored by the Florence City and County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 21-28.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1754.
Location. 33° 52.299′ N, 79° 45.183′ W. Marker is in Lake City, South Carolina, in Florence County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Church Street on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lake City SC 29560, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Church Street / Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Lake City (within shouting distance of this marker); 139 & 141 E. Main St. (within shouting distance of this marker); 137 East Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 133 East Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 130 East Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 124 East Main Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lake City Produce Markets / Lake City Bean Market (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake City.
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, October 25, 2010
2. Lake City Marker (reverse)
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, October 25, 2010
3. Marker Location
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, October 25, 2010
4. Church Street View
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, October 25, 2010
5. Main Street View
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,158 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 27, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
