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Historical Markers in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina

 
Clickable Map of Lexington County, South Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Lexington County, SC (67) Aiken County, SC (131) Calhoun County, SC (18) Newberry County, SC (40) Orangeburg County, SC (69) Richland County, SC (361) Saluda County, SC (33)  LexingtonCounty(67) Lexington County (67)  AikenCounty(131) Aiken County (131)  CalhounCounty(18) Calhoun County (18)  NewberryCounty(40) Newberry County (40)  OrangeburgCounty(69) Orangeburg County (69)  RichlandCounty(361) Richland County (361)  SaludaCounty(33) Saluda County (33)
Lexington is the county seat for Lexington County
Batesburg-Leesville is in Lexington County
      Lexington County (67)  
ADJACENT TO LEXINGTON COUNTY
      Aiken County (131)  
      Calhoun County (18)  
      Newberry County (40)  
      Orangeburg County (69)  
      Richland County (361)  
      Saluda County (33)  
 
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1 South Carolina, Lexington County, Batesburg-Leesville — 32 43 — Blinding of Isaac Woodard
On Fulmer Street (South Carolina Route 23) at West Church Street, on the left when traveling north on Fulmer Street.
(Front) Sgt. Isaac Woodard, a black soldier, was removed from a bus in Batesburg and arrested on Feb. 12, 1946, after a dispute with the bus driver. Woodard was beaten and blinded by a town police officer and the next day convicted in town court . . . Map (db m239263) HM
2 South Carolina, Lexington County, Batesburg-Leesville — 32-10 — Hartley House
On East Columbia Avenue (U.S. 1) west of Rose Street, on the left when traveling east.
This house was built before 1800 for John Pierson Bond, according to local tradition. It later came into the possession of John Bates, of the family for whom Batesburg derives its name, and has been owned for over a century by Lodwick Hartley and . . . Map (db m21880) HM
3 South Carolina, Lexington County, Batesburg-Leesville — 32-9 — Lee's Tavern Site
On East Columbia Avenue at Trackside Court (U.S. 1) on East Columbia Avenue.
Mills's Atlas of 1825 shows this site on the Augusta-Columbia road as the location of John W. Lee's Stage Tavern. According to local tradition, this vicinity was the probable site of President George Washington's breakfast stop on May 22, 1791. The . . . Map (db m21884) HM
4 South Carolina, Lexington County, Batesburg-Leesville — Moorefield Memorial Highway
On Fairview Road (U.S. 178) south of Two Notch Road, on the left when traveling south.
In Memory of Charles Henry Moorefield State Highway Engineer of South Carolina 1920 - 1935Map (db m21876) HM
5 South Carolina, Lexington County, Batesburg-Leesville — 32-44 — Old Batesburg-Leesville High School
On West Columbia Ave (U.S. 1) at Shealey Rd (County Highway S-32-47), on the right when traveling west on West Columbia Ave.
In 1921, the old Batesburg-Leesville High School, the first joint project undertaken by the two separate towns, opened at this site. Influenced by the Tudor Gothic Revival, the two-story brick structure was built for white pupils after the state . . . Map (db m173167) HM
6 South Carolina, Lexington County, Batesburg-Leesville — 32-33 — Pinarea / Quattlebaum Sawmill, Flour Mill, and Rifle Factory
On Fairview Road (U.S. 178) at Bagpipe Road, on the right when traveling south on Fairview Road.
Pinarea Pinarea, the plantation owned by soldier, statesman, and manufacturer Paul Quattlebaum (1812-1890), was a mile E. Quattlebaum was a captain in the Seminole War and a brig. gen, in the S.C. militia by 1843. He was a state representative . . . Map (db m21869) HM
7 South Carolina, Lexington County, Batesburg-Leesville — 32 34 — Site of the "Swamp Rabbit" Bridge / The Swamp Rabbit
On West Columbia Avenue (U.S. 1) at Sulton Street, on the right when traveling east on West Columbia Avenue.
Site of the "Swamp Rabbit" Bridge A concrete highway bridge, built in 1928-29 when U.S. Highway 1 was paved through Batesburg, stood here until 2003. The 111-foot-long bridge, featuring graceful arches, spanned the track of the Sievern & . . . Map (db m240239) HM
 
 
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Apr. 26, 2024