Simpsonville in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Toney's Store / Militia Muster Ground
Photographed By Brian Scott, July 7, 2008
1. Toney's Store Marker
Inscription.
Toney's Store, also, Militia Muster Ground. .
Toney's Store. William Toney, prominent in business and civic affairs in early Greenville and Greenville County, ran a store here 1816-1829. The store was near the boundary established in 1767 between Cherokee land to the west and new settlement to the east. John Hopkins (1793-1837) acquired this property in 1834. His family lived in the old store while building their house, completed ca. 1840.
Militia Muster Ground. The field adjacent to Toney's Store, called "Toney's Old Field," was a militia muster ground from 1818 to the Civil War. The 15th Regiment was organized in 1797 in the lower part of Greenville County. "The Lower Regiment" was redesignated the 3rd Regiment in 1819. "The Butler Guards," an independent company from Greenville organized in 1855, also mustered here 1855-1861.
Toney's Store
William Toney, prominent in business and civic affairs in early Greenville and Greenville County, ran a store here 1816-1829. The store was near the boundary established in 1767 between Cherokee land to the west and new settlement to the east. John Hopkins (1793-1837) acquired this property in 1834. His family lived in the old store while building their house, completed ca. 1840.
Militia Muster Ground
The field adjacent to Toney's Store, called "Toney's Old Field," was a militia muster ground from 1818 to the Civil War. The 15th Regiment was organized in 1797 in the lower part of Greenville County. "The Lower Regiment" was redesignated the 3rd Regiment in 1819. "The Butler Guards," an independent company from Greenville organized in 1855, also mustered here 1855-1861.
Erected 2008 by Greenville County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 23-35.)
Location. 34° 39.355′ N, 82° 18.995′ W. Marker is in Simpsonville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. Marker is on Fork Shoals Road (State Highway
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23-146) near Old Hundred Road (State Highway 23-459). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3717 Fork Shoals Rd, Simpsonville SC 29680, United States of America. Touch for directions.
3. Toney's Store / Militia Muster Ground Marker and the Hopkin's Farm Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,479 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on September 2, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
