19 12 - JOHNSTON
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gpsblake
N 33° 49.914 W 081° 48.058
17S E 425886 N 3743806
town marker located in Johnston, SC on the corner of Lee & Calhoun St.
Waymark Code: WMVC2
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2006
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19 12
Johnston
Johnston, founded in 1868 as Johnston's Station on the Charlotte, Columbia, & Augusta Railroad and also known as Johnstno's Turn Out, was named for railroad president William Johnston. It was first incorporated in 1875 and rechartered with its present name of Johnston in 1897. The Johnston Historic District, a collection of 146 houses, businesses, and churches dating from ca. 1880 to ca. 1920, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Erected by the Town of Johnston, S.C., 1997
Marker Name: 19 12 JOHNSTON
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Historic Site
Marker number: 19 12
County: Edgefield
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