Springdale

Springdale is a South Carolina historical marker in Springdale, Lexington County, dedicated 2008.

Lexington County · dedicated 2008 · Corner of Platt Springs Rd. & Springdale Rd., Springdale, Springdale

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This community, which was incorporated as Springdale in 1955, was known as Long Branch for many years and named for a nearby branch of the Congaree River. At the turn of the twentieth century it was a farming community along both sides of Platt Springs Road. In 1955 residents who opposed plans to annex Long Branch into West Columbia voted to incorporate as a town, named for the many springs in the area. Job B. Roof was elected the town’s first intendant, or mayor.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Town of Springdale

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