Laurens County. Laurens County was one of six counties created from Ninety - Six District March 12, 1785. The courthouse here, built in 1838 by Dr. John W. Simpson, and remodeled and enlarged in 1858, 1911, 1940, and in 1973, was entered in . . . — — Map (db m10133) HM
On Indian Mound Road east of Madden Road, on the right when traveling south.
This store, first known as Daniel’s store or the “Beehive,” was built before the Civil War by James Wright Daniel (1814-1904) and several business partners. In 1878 James Martin (1815-1879) bought the store from the other partners and became sole . . . — — Map (db m22966) HM
On East Public Square at East Laurens Street on East Public Square.
Top Plaque:
Watts Mills' employees
who gave their lives
in World War II
Rumsley Thompson Bennett Chester Calvin Miller
Joe Edward Carlton Rex Darvin Power
Tommy Cogdill Luther . . . — — Map (db m12100) HM
On Kingsley Road, on the right when traveling north.
In Memory of
Henry Hitt Watkins
1866-1947
and
Maude Wakefield Watkins
1870-1963
This building was made possible through the generosity of Judge and Mrs. Watkins, the South Carolina Baptist Convention, and other dedicated friends . . . — — Map (db m19816) HM
On East Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
[Front]:
In Memory of
The Boys in Gray
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Erected 1910
by the Citizens of
Laurens Co.
Under the Auspices of
J.B. Kershaw Chapter
U.D.C.
Our Heroes
[Reverse]:
On flames eternal camp-
ing ground . . . — — Map (db m12034) HM
On Court Square (State Highway 20), on the right when traveling south.
The heart of Abbeville's Historic District is the magnificent tree-shaded Court Square. Located here is the replica of the original Confederate Monument erected in August, 1906 by the Daughters of the Confederacy, an old iron bell once used as . . . — — Map (db m12097) HM
On Power House Road, on the right when traveling east.
Irvin Pitts Park
Saluda River Natural Resources
Irvin Pitts Park is a corridor of land sandwiched between the Saluda River and a canal, which conducts water from the dam to the hydroelectric powerhouse that supplied electricity for . . . — — Map (db m31268) HM
On West Whitner Street (State Highway 24) west of State Highway 1028, on the right when traveling west.
The first cotton gin to be powered by electricity transmitted over a long distance stood near this site on the farm of Oliver "Duck" Bolt (1847-1922). In 1897 Bolt, whose gin had previously been powered by a steam engine, contracted with the . . . — — Map (db m15161) HM
On Fort Lindley Road north of Old Fort Road, on the left when traveling south.
Lindley's Fort
On July 15, 1776, a number of Indians and Tories attacked this frontier fort where area settlers had gathered for protection. Major Jonathan Downs, with a company of men, had arrived the previous evening & helped repulse the . . . — — Map (db m12102) HM
On North Main Street (State Highway 14) at Howard Drive on North Main Street.
According to tradition an ante-bellum inn with a gushing fountain in the front yard stood near here on the old stage road between Greenville and Columbia and served as a meeting place for men in the area in those days. The present town, charted Dec. . . . — — Map (db m8447) HM
On North Old Laurens Road, on the right when traveling south.
Francis Rapley Owings House. Owings is named for Francis Rapley Owings (1840-1920), who lived in this house after the Civil War. His ancestor Richard Owings III had settled 2 mi. W in 1757. Francis R. Owings, a farmer and merchant, built the . . . — — Map (db m30415) HM
Erected in Honor of
Rev. William Plumer Jacobs, D.D.
Founder of the College
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Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church
of Clinton for half a century
and founder of Thornwell Orphanage — — Map (db m11945) HM
On Greenwood Highway (US 221), on the right when traveling south.
About 2½ miles southwest, a granite monument stands on the site of Rosemont, birthplace and home of Ann Pamela Cunningham, founder and first regent of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union. Through her efforts Mount Vernon was . . . — — Map (db m74870) HM
On Tigerville Road 1.3 miles east of U.S. 25, on the right when traveling east.
On this site
stood the home of
Laodicea Langston Springfield
("Dicey")
1759 - 1837
Heroine of
the American Revolution.
To her daring and courage
many patriots owed their lives.
This rock was
a hearthstone in her home. . . . — — Map (db m10301) HM
(Front):South Carolina McGowan's Brigade Brig. Gen. Samuel McGowan 1st S.C. Infantry Col. Comillus W. McCreary Orr's Rifles Lt. Col. George McD. Miller 12th S.C. Infantry Maj. Thomas F. Clyburne 13th S.C. Infantry Col. Benjamin T. . . . — — Map (db m19073) WM
On West Broad Street at West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south on West Broad Street.
The Saluda River, Greenville County's largest, falls 500 feet within the county. The Saluda is named for a Native American tribe that lived along its banks. In areas southeast of Greenville, physical evidence of human occupation on the Saluda dates . . . — — Map (db m135288) HM
On Youngs Schoolhouse Road (State Highway 30-703) at Harris Bridge Road (State Highway 30-263), on the right when traveling south on Youngs Schoolhouse Road.
Here at Young’s School in 1915, Dr. Wil Lou Gray (1883–1984) initiated for her native county of Laurens a seven-school program of night education for adults which led to the adoption of a state-wide system and her national recognition as a . . . — — Map (db m9951) HM
Near East North Loop Road 0.2 miles west of Wurzbach Parkway.
South Carolina native John "Jack" Coker came to Texas in 1834 and fought in the Battle of San Jacinto. In gratitude for his service, Coker received from the Republic of Texas a one-third league, which totalled 1,920 acres and was situated along . . . — — Map (db m177119) HM
On Memorial Blue Star Highway (U.S. 90) 0.2 miles east of Atwater Road, on the right when traveling west.
In the 1820's, settlers from Georgia, South Carolina and other states came to the new United States Territory of Florida in search of land to homestead. One such frontiersman was Thomas Dawsey, who by 1824 was residing in the Gadsden County area. . . . — — Map (db m79449) HM
On W C Dobbins Highway (U.S. 76) at A B Jacks Road (U.S. 76), on the right when traveling east on W C Dobbins Highway.
The cemetery located about ˝ mile SW, marks the original site of the church, founded Sept. 10, 1836. Buried here is William Blakely, Sr., survivor of Hayes Station Massacre, 1871, who with Samuel Blakely donated the land for the church and cemetery. . . . — — Map (db m12030) HM
On North Main Street at Lane Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
This 1888 Queen Anne house was the home of Gen. Samuel McGowan (1819-1897) until his death. McGowan, a lawyer, Confederate general, and jurist born in Laurens Co., had moved to Abbeville in 1841. He was an officer during the Mexican War and in the . . . — — Map (db m21732) HM
Created by consolidation of the following schools:
Dials, New Harmony
Friendship, Owings
Gary Court, Riddles Old Field
Dedicated to our children
1928
Kate V. Wofford, County Supt. of Education
C.B. Owings, R.L.Gray, T.H. . . . — — Map (db m43360) HM
On SC Highway 56, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy on his flight from Richmond, Va. with his Cabinet and other high ranking officers spent the night of April 30, 1865 at the house 1½ miles west, then the home of Lafayette Young. Arriving there . . . — — Map (db m55837) HM
On 544 West Main Street at Dunklin Lane, on the right when traveling west on 544 West Main Street.
[Front]:
The Watts-Todd-Dunklin House, built about 1818, is an excellent example of a Federal-era upcountry farmhouse. According to family tradition, it was built for Washington Williams (1777-1829), who gave it to his daughter Nancy . . . — — Map (db m23196) HM
On Mitchell Road at South Carolina Highway 146, on the left when traveling north on Mitchell Road.
On this site stood the third building erected by Whitefield Baptist Church. The building was used by the Congregation for worship and fellowship until 1957.
Erected as a memorial to God's blessings by his people at this sacred place. — — Map (db m36637) HM
On South Center Street (U.S. 21) at West Sharpe Street, on the right when traveling south on South Center Street.
Dedicated to the memory of Col. Silas A. Sharpe,
a prominent industrialist and political leader in
Statesville throughout the second half of the 19th
century. He was sworn as the first Mayor of the
City of Statesville on March 25, 1867. The . . . — — Map (db m237105) HM
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