Gaffney

Gaffney is a South Carolina historical marker in Gaffney, Cherokee County, dedicated 1977.

Cherokee County · dedicated 1977 · 115 North Granard St., Gaffney

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The Grindal Shoals and Cherokee Ford roads crossed here when this land was originally granted to John Sarratt in 1799 by the State of South Carolina. Michael Gaffney purchased the land in 1804 and by 1820 Gaffney's Tavern was located at the crossroads. In 1873, John R. Logan laid out the present street plan, and Gaffney was incorporated as a town in 1875.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by The Cherokee Historical and Preservation Society

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