Ridge Spring in Saluda County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Ridge Spring
Small Town Living
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1. Ridge Spring Marker
Ridge Spring is populated by descendants of the early settlers as well as others who have discovered its beauty and friendly people. Although a public road opened in 1770 connecting the village to nearby cities, and a 1771 document reveals that King George awarded a land grant to settler John Anderson, the town was not incorporated until 1882. The town's name comes from the natural ridge on which the town sits and the spring behind Ridge Spring Baptist Church.
The land has been farmed since the 1700s, and in the 1900s the first commercially grown peaches in the Southeast grew in local orchards. Today the third largest peach producer in the nation is located in the area. The rich soil also produces pecans, soybeans, asparagus, wheat, cotton and other crops. The railroad, completed by 1861, still links the village with other markers.
Erected by South Carolina Heritage Corridor.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Heritage Corridor series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.
Location. 33° 50.7′ N, 81° 39.733′ W. Marker is in Ridge Spring, South Carolina
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Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Michael Watson (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ridge Hill School / Faith Cabin Library (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ridge Spring Cemetery / W.H. Scarborough (approx. one mile away); Jones Cemetery / General James Jones (approx. one mile away); Alexander Hamilton Stevens (approx. one mile away); Jacob Odom House (approx. 2.6 miles away); Spann Methodist Church / Captain Clinton Ward (approx. 3.9 miles away); Lott's Tavern & Post Office (approx. 7.2 miles away); Philippi Baptist Church (approx. 7.3 miles away); Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church (approx. 7.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridge Spring.
Also see . . .
1. Ridge Spring, South Carolina. Ridge Spring is a town in Saluda County, South Carolina, United States. (Submitted on April 7, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
2. Ridge Spring Baptist Church. Official website of Ridge Spring Baptist Church. (Submitted on April 7, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
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2. Ridge Spring Marker
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3. Ridge Spring Marker
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4. Loading Asparagus at the Train Depot in the 1940s
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5. Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ridge Spring
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6. Gas Station Now Home to The Nut House
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7. Early Businessmen of Ridge Spring
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8. Ridge Spring Marker and Town Clock
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9. Ridge Spring -
S.C. Hwy 23 Looking West
S.C. Hwy 23 Looking West
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10. Ridge Spring -
S.C. Hwy 23 Looking East
S.C. Hwy 23 Looking East
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11. Ridge Spring -
Intersection of S.C. Hwys 23 and 392
Looking East into Downtown Ridge Spring
Intersection of S.C. Hwys 23 and 392
Looking East into Downtown Ridge Spring
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12. Hampton Masonic Lodge No. 134 A.F.M.
Nov. 17, 1868
Herbert L.
Middleton, Jr.
Grandmaster of Masons
A.D. 1970
A.L. 5970
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13. Hampton Masonic Lodge No. 134 A.F.M.
The building was painted in 1984 by Ralph Waldrop, funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission. A special thanks to all the citizens who made this project posible.
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14. Ridge Spring Downtown
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15. Farmers & Merchants Bank
of Ridge Spring (1918)
of Ridge Spring (1918)
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16. Ridge Spring Downtown
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17. Ridge Spring Downtown from The Nut House
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18. Ridge Spring's Town Gazebo -
Located at the Intersection of
S.C. Hwys 23 and 392
Located at the Intersection of
S.C. Hwys 23 and 392
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19. Ridge Spring's Town Gazebo
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20. Mosaic-Decorated Tractor
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21. Mosaic-Decorated Tractor
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22. Caboose Near Ridge Spring Marker
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23. Ridge Spring
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24. Ridge Spring
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25. Sigrid N Ceips Memorial Garden -
Inscription Reads
Inscription Reads
in Loving Memory
for Faithful Membership and
Devoted Service from
1963 to 1986
by
Green Thumb Garden Club
July 27, 1986
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