Socastee 26-13 - Socastee, South Carolina
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N 33° 41.342 W 079° 00.360
17S E 684824 N 3729461
Historical marker commemorating the community of Socastee, South Carolina
Waymark Code: WM2GNN
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2007
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Socastee 26-13
Socastee is a Native American name referred to as “Sawkastee” in a 1711
land grant to Percival Pawley. A skirmish between small forces of American and
British troops occurred near Socastee Creek in 1781. By the 1870s, the Socastee
community was a significant center for the production and distribution of naval
stores such as turpentine and tar.
This area included a saw mill, turpentine distilleries, cotton gin, grist
mill, cooper shop, and general store, and was also a gateway to the coast. The
Socastee Historic District, including the S.S. Sarvis House (1881), T.B. Cooper
Store (1905), T.B. Cooper House (1908), and the Intracoastal Waterway Bridge
(1936), was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. ~
text of marker