Edgefield in Edgefield County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Welcome to Historic Edgefield
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
1. Welcome to Historic Edgefield Marker
Andrew Pickens, II * George McDuffie
* P.M. Butler * J.H. Hammond
* Francis Pickins * M.L. Bonham
* J.C. Sheppard * Ben Tillman
* J.G. Evans * Strom Thurmond
" Edgefield has had
more dashing, brilliant,
romantic figures,
statesmen, orators,
soldiers, adventurers, and
daredevils, than any
other county of
South Carolina,
if not any rural county
of America."
W.W. Ball
The State That Forgot
Stop
Visit &
Linger
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.
Location. 33° 47.362′ N, 81° 55.742′ W. Marker is in Edgefield, South Carolina, in Edgefield County. It is on Main Street (State Road 23) (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling east. Located between Penn and Jones Streets. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Edgefield SC 29824, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Augusta and 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lynch Building (a few steps from this marker); The Jewish Merchants of Edgefield (a few steps from this marker); J. Strom Thurmond (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Welcome to Historic Edgefield
this page online
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
2. Welcome to Historic Edgefield Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
3. Edgefield County Courthouse and Memorial Park at Courthouse Square
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 768 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
