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

Old Jacksonborough

Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 2008

1. Old Jacksonborough Marker

Inscription. Founded about 1735 on lands granted John Jackson in 1701; county seat of Colleton District from 1799 to 1822. Provisional capital of state while Charleston was under siege in the closing months of the American Revolution. First South Carolina Legislature met here Jan.-Feb. 1782. Sessions held in Masonic Lodge and Tavern. Passed Confiscation and Amercement Acts.

Erected 1959 by Colleton County Historical Society. (Marker Number 15-1.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1735.

Location. 32° 45.966′ N, 80° 26.915′ W. Marker is in Jacksonboro, South Carolina, in Colleton County. Marker is on Ace Basin Parkway (U.S. 17). At entrance to Edisto Nature Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jacksonboro SC 29452, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pon Pon Chapel (approx. 3.1 miles away); Fateful Choices - The Hanging Of Isaac Hayne (approx. 3.3 miles away); Colonel Issac Hayne (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Burial Site of Captain John Herbert Dent (approx. 3.6 miles away); Bethel Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Ruins of Pon Pon Chapel of Ease

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(approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named Pon Pon Chapel (approx. 3.8 miles away); Battle Of Parker's Ferry (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonboro.

Also see . . . The South Carolina Estate Confiscation Act of 26 Feb 1782. (Submitted on November 25, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Old Jacksonborough Marker, looking South on US 17 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 2008

2. Old Jacksonborough Marker, looking South on US 17

At entrance to Edisto Nature Trail

Old Jacksonborough Marker on US 17, looking North image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 2008

3. Old Jacksonborough Marker on US 17, looking North

Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,799 times since then and 114 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.