R. F. W. Allston Causeway
This causeway was built between January 1845 and November 1846 by Robert Francis Withers Allston, who owned a summer residence on Pawleys Island. Known as Governor Allston's bank, it connected the island to the mainland. Allston was a large property and slave owner in the area, and was governor of South Carolina 1856-58. The causeway and contiguous property remained in the Allston family until 1901.
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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Pawleys Island Civic Association
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