Old Stage Road / Railroads in Simpsonville SCHM 23-49
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N 34° 44.200 W 082° 15.317
17S E 385084 N 3844558
Located at 125 S Main Street in Simpsonville, SC, the marker has two historical messages.
Waymark Code: WMVEE7
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2017
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Old Stage Road
The town of Simpsonville grew up around a stagecoach stop nearby operated by Thomas Goldsmith (1788-1868). Goldsmith's house, on the Old Stage Road from Laurens to Greenville, was near a crossroads where the Old Stage Road met an old Cherokee trail, later known as Georgia Road. The road was the main route through this area ca. 1820-ca. 1870. The railroad arrived in 1885-86 when the Greenville & Laurens Railroad completed its line through the town.
Railroads in Simpsonville
Main Street was laid out parallel to the tracks, and the railroad ushered in a period of rapid growth and prosperity. The G&L RR and its successor the Port Royal & Western Carolina Railway were absorbed by the Charleston & Western Carolina Railway in 1896. The Atlantic Coast Line RR took control of the C&WC in 1897 and operated it until 1959. The first passenger and freight depot here was demolished in the 1970s.
Erected 2011 by Ralph and Virginia Hendricks Foundation.
Marker Name: Old Stage Road / Railroads in Simpsonville
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Railroad
Marker number: SCHM 23-49
County: Greenville
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