West Ashley in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Maryville
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, February 16, 2009
1. Maryville Marker
Inscription.
Maryville. . The town of Maryville, chartered in 1886, included the site of the original English settlement in S.C. and the plantation owned by the Lords Proprietors 1670-99. When the old plantation was subdivided into lots and sold to local blacks in the 1880s, they established a town named for educator and community leader Mary Mathews Just (d.1902). Though Maryville was widely seen as a model of black "self-government," the S.C. General Assembly revoked the town charter in 1936.
The town of Maryville, chartered in 1886, included the site of the original English settlement in S.C. and the plantation owned by the Lords Proprietors 1670-99. When the old plantation was subdivided into lots and sold to local blacks in the 1880s, they established a town named for educator and community leader Mary Mathews Just (d.1902). Though Maryville was widely seen as a model of black "self-government," the S.C. General Assembly revoked the town charter in 1936.
Erected 1999 by City of Charleston. (Marker Number 10-33.)
Location. 32° 47.706′ N, 79° 59.58′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in West Ashley. Marker is at the intersection of Saint Andrews Boulevard and 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Saint Andrews Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charleston SC 29407, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mixed Results (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ship Shaping (approx. 0.7 miles away); Seized! (approx. 0.7 miles
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,011 times since then and 63 times this year. Photo1. submitted on February 19, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
