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Holly Springs Rock Wall

 
 
Holly Springs Rock Wall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 23, 2011
1. Holly Springs Rock Wall Marker
Inscription. Rock wall begun Sept. 1859 with slave and free labor but discontinued in 1861 during Civil War. Original Iron gate Forged by former slave Nathan Foster, Wall completed 1872,Crumbling Portion Saved 1949.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansWar, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.
 
Location. 35° 1.98′ N, 82° 10.962′ W. Marker is in Inman, South Carolina, in Spartanburg County. It is at the intersection of Hannnon Road (State Highway 42-769) and Holly Springs Church Road (State Highway 42-770), on the right when traveling east on Hannnon Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Inman SC 29349, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Holly Springs (here, next to this marker); Holly Springs School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Holly Springs Baptist Church (about 800 feet away); Woods Fort (approx. 4.4 miles away); Inman Veterans Monument (approx. 5.3 miles away); Old Rutherford Road (approx. 5.3 miles away); Shiloh Methodist Church (approx. 5.6 miles away); Hampton (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Inman.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Manufacturing Site (was approx. 4.8 miles away but has
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Holly Springs Rock Wall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 23, 2011
2. Holly Springs Rock Wall Marker
Holly Springs Rock Wall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 23, 2011
3. Holly Springs Rock Wall Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,086 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 23, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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