Pendleton
N 34° 39.091 W 082° 47.003
17S E 336567 N 3835845
Pendleton
Waymark Code: WM144Q
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 01/08/2007
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PENDLETON
On april 8, 1790. the Justices of the Peace for Pendleton County purchased this land to establish the courthouse town of Pendleton. Once Cherokee Indian Land, the town became the judicial, social and commercial center for what now are Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties. Early Scotch-Irish settlers were followed by SC low country aristocratic families who built summer homes nearby.
Marker Name: Pendleton
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Historic Site
County: Pendleton, South Carolina
Marker number: Not listed
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