Little River in Horry County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Boundary House

Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 15, 2008

1. Boundary House Marker

Inscription. During the colonial era the Boundary House, on the S.C.-N.C. line 1.3 mi. SE, was both a private residence and “public house.” In 1775 Isaac Marion (d. 1781), eldest brother of future partisan leader Gen. Francis Marion, lived there. On May 9, 1775, when Isaac Marion received news of the Battle of Lexington, Mass., he forwarded the dispatch to the Committee of Safety in Little River.

Erected 2005 by Horry County, replacing a marker erected by the Horry County Historic Preservation Commission in 1976. (Marker Number 26-3.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Political Subdivisions • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is May 9, 1775.

Location. 33° 53.492′ N, 78° 35.687′ W. Marker is in Little River, South Carolina, in Horry County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 17 and Heather Lakes Drive, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 17. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Little River SC 29566, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on South Carolina’s Grand Strand

and in the Pee Dee.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: South Carolina / North Carolina (approx. 0.3 miles away in North Carolina); First Post Road (approx. 0.3 miles away in North Carolina); a different marker also named Boundary House

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(approx. 1.1 miles away in North Carolina); Rev. George Whitefield (approx. 1½ miles away); Rebecca Randall Bryan (approx. 1½ miles away); Village of Little River (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fort Randall (approx. 4.6 miles away); Honor America's Veterans (approx. 4.9 miles away in North Carolina). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Little River.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 15, 2008

2. Boundary House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,052 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 12, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on February 13, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

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