Lexington in Lexington County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Sycamore Tree

Photographed by Anna Inbody, May 29, 2011

1. The Sycamore Tree Marker

Inscription. This tree was planted from a cutting of the old sycamore tree that stood several hundred feet west of here on the historic Two Notch Road. Local tradition holds that there had been a succession of sycamore trees at that site used as a landmark or point of reference since the road was an Indian path and that George Washington rested there in 1791.

Erected 1973 by Lexington County Historical Society. (Marker Number 32-11.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. A significant historical year for this entry is 1791.

Location. 33° 58.502′ N, 81° 9.992′ W. Marker is in Lexington, South Carolina, in Lexington County. It is on U.S. 1 just west of Timbermill Road, on the left when traveling south. 4 miles east of Lexington, SC. There is a pull off/parking area for the marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lexington SC 29073, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands

and in the Greater Columbia Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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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: Oak Grove Colored School (approx. 2.4 miles away); Tarrar Springs (approx. 2½ miles away); Delingo School (approx. 2.8 miles away); Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church / Temperance Hall (approx. 2.9 miles away); Columbia Army Air Base / The Doolittle Raiders (approx. 2.9 miles away); 319th Bombardment Group (approx. 2.9 miles away); Bombardment Groups (approx. 2.9 miles away); 345th Bombardment Group (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Overview from the south image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anna Inbody

2. Overview from the south

Overview from the north image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, May 29, 2011

3. Overview from the north

The Sycamore Tree image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, May 29, 2011

4. The Sycamore Tree

Jefferson Davis Highway Marker and Confederate Flags image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, May 29, 2011

5. Jefferson Davis Highway Marker and Confederate Flags

Located next to The Sycamore Tree marker

Jefferson Davis Highway Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, May 29, 2011

6. Jefferson Davis Highway Marker

Located next to The Sycamore Tree marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 4,746 times since then and 168 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 25, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.