Rodman in Chester County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Wilbur G. Grant Reservoir of Chester Metropolitan District

Photographed by Anna Inbody, May 19, 2012

1. Wilbur G. Grant Reservoir of Chester Metropolitan District Marker

Inscription. Dedicated by resolution of the Commission in recognition of the work and service of Senator Wilbur G. Grant in making possible this Reservoir and water system, for the people of Chester County.
E.J. Fowler, Chairman; Robert H. King, Secretary; W.E. McGuinn, Jr.; J.A. Ballard; C.A. Bell; P.L. Coogler; E. H. Dawson; R.M. Hicklin; J.G. Kirkpatrick; B.F. Nichols; J.R. Rumford; R.D. Wilson
Legislative Delegations: Wilbur G. Grant, Senator; Paul Hemphill, Jr., Senator; Harry R. Gardner; Jimmie E. Nunnery; L.C. Wright.
County Manager ~ J.B. McDowell; Executive Director ~ Albert E. Hixon; Counsel ~ David A. Gaston; Engineers ~ Lockwood Greene Engineers, Inc., Spartanburg, S.C.; Contractors ~ Richmond Engineering Co., Richmond Virginia; R.H. Johnson Construction Co., Inc., Winston Salem, N.C.

Erected 1966.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Man-Made Features.

Location. 34° 44.894′ N, 81° 4.854′ W. Marker is in Rodman, South Carolina, in Chester County. It is on State Highway 9, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chester SC 29706, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands

and in the Olde English District. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Black Rock Baptist Church / Black Rock School

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(approx. 3.2 miles away); Fishing Creek Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Colonel Robert Patton (approx. 3.7 miles away); Fishing Creek Revolutionary / Confederate War Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); Fishing Creek Confederate Monument (approx. 3.7 miles away); Reverend John Simpson (approx. 3.7 miles away); Edgemoor & Manetta Railway (E & M Ry.) (approx. 4.1 miles away); Finley High School (approx. 7.3 miles away).

Photographed by Anna Inbody, May 19, 2012

2. Overview

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,015 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on May 27, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.