Near Quinby in Florence County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
William R. Johnson House
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The Columns
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, October 27, 2010
1. William R. Johnson House Marker
Erected 2000 by the Pee Dee Committee, The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina. (Marker Number 21-12.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment
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Location. 34° 13.637′ N, 79° 38.896′ W. Marker is near Quinby, South Carolina, in Florence County. It is at the intersection of Old Marion Hwy. (County Route 24) and Ramkin Plantation Road, on the right when traveling west on Old Marion Hwy.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Florence SC 29506, 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mars Bluff (approx. 1.6 miles away); Gregg-Wallace Farm Tenant House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Francis Marion Memorial Highway (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hewn-Timber Cabins (approx. 2.2 miles away); Jamestown (approx. 2.3 miles away); Atomic Bomb Accident at Mars Bluff, March 11, 1958 (approx. 2.3 miles away); Christ Episcopal Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Mars Bluff Rice Growers (approx. 2.8 miles away).
Also see . . . South Carolina Department of Archives and History. (Submitted on November 6, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, October 27, 2010
2. The Columns Marker
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, October 27, 2010
3. Sign Near Marker Location
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, October 27, 2010
4. The Columns
Courtesy of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History
5. William R. Johnson House / The Columns Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,895 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 28, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. 5. submitted on November 6, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
