R. F. W. Allston Causeway

R. F. W. Allston Causeway is a South Carolina historical marker in Pawleys Island, Georgetown County, dedicated 1994.

Georgetown County · dedicated 1994 · Intersection of S. Causeway Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 22-266) & Myrtle Dr. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 22-10), Pawleys Island

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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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