Moffettsville

Moffettsville is a South Carolina historical marker in Iva, Anderson County, dedicated 1980.

Anderson County · dedicated 1980 · Intersection of Elberton Rd. & Parker Bowie Rd., about 2.5 mi. W of Iva, Iva

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Front: At this site once stood the town of Moffettsville, originating with the establishment of Moffett's Mill Post Office on February 16, 1818. By 1883, the town had a population of twenty-five with a physician and general store. Mail service here was discontinued in 1901. Reverse: James H. Davison Feb. 16, 1818/John Simpson July 15, 1822/Andrew Milligan May 16, 1826/ Archibald Simpson Dec. 7, 1826/Joel H. Berry May 17, 1838/William Sherard April 23, 1842/Robert A. Reid May 21, 1866/Thomas A. Sherard June 5, 1890/William T. A. Sherard Oct. 8, 1895/Discontinued Sept. 30, 1901

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Anderson County Historical Society

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