Old Charleston Road

Old Charleston Road is a South Carolina historical marker in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, dedicated 1970.

Orangeburg County · dedicated 1970 · Charleston Hwy. (U.S. Hwy. 178) near its intersection with U.S. Hwy. 21 (Rowesville Rd.), S of Orangeburg, Orangeburg

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This was the first public road connecting Orangeburg with Charleston and was authorized by an Act of the General Assembly passed March 16, 1737. It was laid out from Izard's Cowpen, about ten miles north of Old Dorchester, and spanned two wide swamps. The early settlers of the area constructed the road and provided for maintenance.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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Old Charleston Road

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