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Historical Markers in Dorchester, South Carolina

 
Clickable Map of Dorchester 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 Dorchester County, SC (49) Berkeley County, SC (96) Charleston County, SC (694) Colleton County, SC (48) Orangeburg County, SC (69)  DorchesterCounty(49) Dorchester County (49)  BerkeleyCounty(96) Berkeley County (96)  CharlestonCounty(694) Charleston County (694)  ColletonCounty(48) Colleton County (48)  OrangeburgCounty(69) Orangeburg County (69)
St. George is the county seat for Dorchester County
Dorchester is in Dorchester County
      Dorchester County (49)  
ADJACENT TO DORCHESTER COUNTY
      Berkeley County (96)  
      Charleston County (694)  
      Colleton County (48)  
      Orangeburg County (69)  
 
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1 South Carolina, Dorchester County, Dorchester — 1817 — Dorchester
On U.S. 78 at School House Road (County Route S-18), on the right when traveling east on U.S. 78.
(side 1) This town, in Colleton County before Dorchester County was founded in 1897, dates to the early 19th century and the origins of railroading in S.C. By 1843, only ten years after the S.C. Canal & Rail Road Company completed its . . . Map (db m71887) HM
2 South Carolina, Dorchester County, Dorchester — Four Holes Swamp
Near East Main Street (U.S. 178) near U.S. 78, on the right when traveling east.
The first causeway and bridge here were built under terms of an act passed April 21, 1753. Col. Henry Hampton of State Troops of S.C. seized the bridge July 14, 1781, and established a post here to check Lord Rawdon on his retreat from . . . Map (db m26583) HM
3 South Carolina, Dorchester County, Dorchester — 18-7 — Four Holes Swamp Bridge / Harley's Tavern
On East Main Street (U.S. 178) near U.S. 78, on the right when traveling east.
Four Holes Swamp Bridge The first bridge across Four Holes Swamp, a branch of the Edisto River, was built between 1770 and 1780 and was located about 200 ft. N. of the present bridge. The old bridge, on the road from Orangeburg to Charleston, . . . Map (db m26704) HM
4 South Carolina, Dorchester County, Dorchester — Moorefield Memorial Highway, (Southern Terminus)(U.S. Route 178)
On East Main Street / Moorefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 178) near U.S. 78, on the left when traveling north.
In Memory Of Charles Henry Moorefield State Highway Engineer of South Carolina 1920 — 1935 Map (db m46466) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Apr. 25, 2024