Temple of Sport

Temple of Sport is a South Carolina historical marker in Green Pond vicinity, Colleton County, dedicated 1969.

Colleton County · dedicated 1969 · U.S. Hwy. 17, just W of its junction with S.C. Hwy. 303, Green Pond vicinity

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On top of this ridge stood a sylvan temple erected before the Revolution by Colonel Barnard Elliott, patriot and sportsman. The structure was supported by columns in the classic manner. The site, a part of Colonel Elliott's Plantation "Bellevue," afforded an excellent stand for hunting deer.

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

Temple of Sport

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