Limestone Springs

Limestone Springs is a South Carolina historical marker in Gaffney, Cherokee County, dedicated 1969.

Cherokee County · dedicated 1969 · Griffith St. just SW of its intersection with O’'Neal St., Limestone College Campus, Gaffney

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Used as early as the American Revolution, this site became a "Summer Watering Place" in 1835. Low Country Aristocrats such as Governor David Johnson were attracted here by the climate and therapeutic waters. A post office was here from 1836 to 1879. Limestone College was established in 1845 as the Limestone Springs Female High School.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Limestone College Alumnae Association

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