Seneca in Oconee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Seneca Firsts

Photographed by Anna Inbody, August 20, 2011

1. Seneca Firsts Marker

Inscription. This site, lot No. 126, was the first sold at auction by J.J. Norton and A.W. Thompson, August 14, 1873 when 14 lots sold and Seneca City was founded. Purchased by John M. Dumas, who was named the first Postmaster on April 15, 1873.

Site of: first house - commissary; first post office; birth of first child, Pearl Dumas, Nov. 20, 1873.

Louise M. & J. Bruce Bell erected this building for Bell Studio in 1953.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1932.

Location. 34° 41.076′ N, 82° 57.291′ W. Marker is in Seneca, South Carolina, in Oconee County. It is at the intersection of North Fairplay Street and Ram Cat Alley on North Fairplay Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 Fairplay Street, Seneca SC 29678, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s and pstate,

in the Foothills, in the Golden Corner. 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 walking distance of this marker: Seneca (a few steps from this marker); Wall of Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Memorial Gateway (approx. 0.3 miles away); Seneca Institute / Seneca Junior College (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fairplay Community Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Oconee County Training School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Oconee County World War Veterans

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(approx. ¾ mile away); First Soil Conservation District Plan (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seneca.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, August 20, 2010

2. Seneca Firsts Marker

The Seneca (37-4) Marker can also be seen

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Photographed by Anna Inbody, August 21, 2011

3. Seneca Firsts

First lot sold when forming the City of Seneca

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 788 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on September 7, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.