Green Pond in Colleton County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Temple of Sport

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 2008

1. Temple of Sport Marker

Inscription.
On top of this ridge stood a sylvan temple erected before the Revolution by Colonel Barnard Elliott, patriot and sportsman. The structure was supported by columns in the classic manor. The site, a part of Colonel Elliot's plantation "Belleview," afforded an excellent stand for hunting deer.

Erected 1969 by Colleton County Historical Society. (Marker Number 15-13.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Notable Places • Patriots & Patriotism • Sports. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina, Colleton County Historical Society series list.

Location. 32° 42.574′ N, 80° 36.612′ W. Marker is in Green Pond, South Carolina, in Colleton County. It is on Ace Basin Pkwy (U.S. 17) 0.1 miles south of Green Pond Highway (State Highway 303), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Green Pond SC 29446, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Lowcountry,

in the Ashepoo and Combahee and Edisto Basin.

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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 New Spain,

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 10 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Edmundsbury (approx. 3.8 miles away); Catholic Hill (approx. 5½ miles away); 150 Years Of Faith at St. James Church (approx. 5½ miles away); Combahee River Raid / Freedom Along The Combahee (approx. 5.9 miles away); Hendersonville / Arab The Horse (approx. 8.9 miles away); Battle Of Parker's Ferry (approx. 8.9 miles away); The Burial Site of Captain John Herbert Dent (approx. 9.1 miles away); Bethel Presbyterian Church (approx. 9.1 miles away); Pon Pon Chapel (approx. 9.3 miles away); a different marker also named Pon Pon Chapel (approx. 9.8 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Toward an Intellectual History of Women: Essays By Linda K. Kerber..page 66.

Temple of Sport Marker, as seen northbound US 17 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

2. Temple of Sport Marker, as seen northbound US 17

The wife of Col. Elliott , SC's 2nd Regiment's colors , and the famed Sargent Jasper (Submitted on May 23, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

2. South-Carolina-Plantations. Accabee Plantation - West Ashley Charleston County South Carolina SC (Submitted on May 23, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Temple of Sport Marker, seen southbound US 17 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

3. Temple of Sport Marker, seen southbound US 17

Colonel Barnard Elliott image. Click for full size.

Photographed by South-Carolina-Plantations

4. Colonel Barnard Elliott

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 7,164 times since then and 301 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 23, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.