North in Orangeburg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Moorefield Memorial Highway
(U.S. Route 178)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 11, 2011
1. Moorefield Memorial Highway Marker
Charles Henry Moorefield
State Highway Engineer
of South Carolina
1920 — 1935
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
Location. 33° 37.017′ N, 81° 4.621′ W. Marker is in North, South Carolina, in Orangeburg County. It is on North Road (Moorefield Memorial Highway) (U.S. 178), on the right when traveling east. Located between Air Base Road and Slab Landing Road (SR 38-73). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: North SC 29112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry and in Santee Cooper Country. 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Town Of North (approx. 1½ miles away); Neeses (approx. 6½ miles away); Jeffcoats' Meeting House (approx. 6.6 miles away); Great Branch School and Teacherage (approx. 7.8 miles away); Mount Olive A.M.E. Church (approx. 8.3 miles away); Rocky Swamp Methodist Church and Cemetery (approx. 9.9 miles away); Old Indian Trail (approx. 11.3 miles away); Rocky Swamp Rosenwald School (approx. 11.7 miles away).
Regarding Moorefield Memorial Highway. U.S. Highway 178 is a spur of U.S. Highway 78. It currently runs for 237 miles (381 km) from Dorchester, South Carolina at U.S. Highway 78 to Rosman, North Carolina at U.S. Highway 64. It
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Moorefield Memorial Highway, commemorating a former South Carolina highway engineer of that name.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Along the route of Moorefield Memorial Highway
Photographed by Mike Stroud
2. Moorefield Memorial Highway Marker, looking east along US 178
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 11, 2011
3. Moorefield Memorial Highway , US 178 , Marker, looking west
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 623 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 25, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
