Easley in Pickens County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
John C. Calhoun Memorial Highway
Photographed by Brian Scott, July 24, 2008
1. John C. Calhoun Memorial Highway Marker
From 1808 to 1810 he served his state as a member of the S.C. House of Representatives. Between 1811 and 1850 he served in the federal government as congressman, as secretary of war, twice as vice-president, as secretary of state, and as senator.
Calhoun was a brilliant parliamentarian, an able administrator, and a patriotic American. In 1957, the U.S. Senate voted Calhoun one of America's five "outstanding" senators of the past. (The others were Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Robert M. LaFollette, and Robert B. Taft.)
Calhoun's home "Fort Hill" is located on nearby Clemson University Campus, Pickens County. He is interred in St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
Erected 1970 by South Carolina State Highway Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.
Location. 34° 47.655′ N, 82° 38.818′ W. Marker is in Easley, South Carolina, in Pickens County. It is on John C. Calhoun Memorial Highway (U.S. 123). There are two sites for this marker:
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s and pstate, in the Foothills, in the Golden Corner. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Golden Creek Mill (approx. 2.1 miles away); Veterans Service Station (approx. 2.4 miles away); World War Veterans Monument (approx. 2.4 miles away); St. Luke's Methodist Episcopal Church & Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Soldiers Buried in Carmel Cemetery (approx. 2.7 miles away); Pickensville (approx. 2.8 miles away); Julien D. Wyatt (approx. 3.3 miles away); Colonel Robert Elliott Holcombe (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Easley.
Photographed by Brian Scott, July 24, 2008
2. John C. Calhoun Memorial Highway (US 123) - Southwest View
From Wikipedia
3. John C. Calhoun
This portrait, by artist Rembrandt Peale, is currently in the Gibbes Museum of Art (Charleston, South Carolina).
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,158 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 3. submitted on March 18, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
