10-28 Sweetgrass Baskets
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member mikemtn
N 32° 51.275 W 079° 48.067
17S E 612181 N 3635802
Located on Hwy 17 North of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Erected by the Original Sweetgrass Market Place Coalition and the Christ Church Parish Preservation Society-1997.
Waymark Code: WMW0G
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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Text: Coil baskets of native sweetgrass and pine needles sewn with strips of palmetto leaf have been displayed for sale on stands along Highway 17 near Mount Pleasant since the 1930's. This craft, handed down in certain families since the 1700's, originally was used on plantations in rice production. Unique to the lowcountry it represents one of the oldest West African art forms in America.

Marker Name: Sweetgrass Baskets

Marker Location: City

Type of Marker: Other

Marker number: 10-28

County: Charleston
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