Hartsville in Darlington County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Thomas E. Hart House

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 9, 2010

1. Thomas E. Hart House Marker

Inscription. This house was the residence of Captain Thomas Edwards Hart, who settled on these lands in 1817, and for whom Hartsville was named. He was a Justice of the Peace, Chairman of the Board of Free Schools, planter, merchant, and was appointed first Postmaster when the Hartsville Post Office was established in 1838. He died in 1842 at the age of 46.

Erected 1970 by Darlington County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16-10.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Communications • Education • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.

Location. 34° 21.937′ N, 80° 6.975′ W. Marker is in Hartsville, South Carolina, in Darlington County. It is on W. Carolina Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1624 W Carolina Ave, Hartsville SC 29550, 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: Jacob Kelley House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Jerusalem Baptist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Arcade Hotel (approx. 2½ miles away); Hartsville Graded School / Mt. Pisgah Nursery School (approx. 2½ miles away); First Baptist Church

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(approx. 2½ miles away); John L. Hart / John Hart House (approx. 2½ miles away); Hartsville Oil Mill (approx. 2.6 miles away); Hartsville Veterans Monument (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartsville.

Also see . . . Thomas E. Hart House and Kalmia Gardens National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. (Submitted on November 23, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

Thomas E. Hart House in Kalmia Gardens image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 9, 2010

2. Thomas E. Hart House in Kalmia Gardens

View of Porches image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 9, 2010

3. View of Porches

Garden Area Behind the House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 9, 2010

4. Garden Area Behind the House

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,176 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 17, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.