Harley's Tavern & Four Holes Swamp Bridge
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carolina1
N 33° 08.565 W 080° 21.140
17S E 560405 N 3667299
Historical Marker near junction of Hwy 178 & 78.
Waymark Code: WM3BYR
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2008
Views: 44
The first post ofice in what is now Dorchester Couty was opened in 1803 by William Harley at his tavern, a frequent stop for travelers on the Columbia Road. It stood near the present site of the Department of Public Works. Harley's son James (1801-1867) is buried just N. of the site on U.S. Hwy. 178; the town of Harleyville was named for Williams grandson William W. (1825-1906).
The first bridge across Four Holes Swamp, a branch of the Edisto River was built between 1770 and 1780 an was located about 200 ft. . of the present bridge. The old bridge, on the road from Orangeburg to Charleton,was the site of several actions in 1781 and 1782 where S.C. militia and patriot forces under Cols. Henry and Wade Hampton and William Harden clashed with Loyalists.
Marker Name: Four Holes Swamp Bridge and Harley's Tavern
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Bridge
Marker number: 18-7
County: Dorchester
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