Cooley's Bridge (23-28)-Belton,SC
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Firefrog69
N 34° 33.405 W 082° 25.009
17S E 370015 N 3824801
Located on hwy.247 in Greenville County.
Waymark Code: WM2CXP
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/13/2007
Views: 66
23-28 Cooley's Bridge
Side one-
The original Cooley's Bridge,built across the Saluda River in 1835-36 to replac a ferry,stood about 150 yds. above the present bridge over S.C. Hwy.247.It was built for Hiram Cooley (ca.1796-1864).A cotton planter that owned more than 1600 acres and operated a cotton gin and grist mill nearby.His house,built about 1830,was just NE of the present bridge;It burned in 1983.
Side two-
This part of Southwestern Greenville County Was officially Dunklin Township in the late 19th century but has long been called "Possum Kingdom".Several bridges over the river here have been washed away by floods and replaced.A steel through truss bridge was built on the site of the original Cooley's Bridge in 1896-97.The present concrete highway bridge was built here in 2000.
Erected by the Belton chapter No.1843-United Daughters of the confederacy,2005.
Marker Name: Cooley's Bridge
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Bridge
Marker number: 23-28
County: Greenville
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