On South Parler Avenue (U.S. 15) at State Highway 18-99, on the right when traveling north on South Parler Avenue.
Began first successful scheduled
steam railroad service in America
on December 25, 1830, and by 1833
its 136 miles from Charleston
to Hamburg made it the world's
longest railroad. Now a part of
Southern Railroad System. — — Map (db m23049) HM
On Ridge Street at Raysor Street, on the right when traveling north on Ridge Street.
(front)
St. George Public High School
St. George High School was built in 1927 on the corner of Raysor and Ridge Sts. In 1936 the school district received a W.P.A. grant to build a new gymnasium. The building continued as a high . . . — — Map (db m103405) HM
On Memorial Boulevard (U.S. 78) at North Pader Avenue (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling east on Memorial Boulevard.
Side 1
St. George developed as a stop on the S.C. Canal and Railroad known as "George's Station." It was named for James George (1789-1867), a plantation owner who gave land for the station when the railroad was built in the 1830s. He is believed . . . — — Map (db m205366) HM