Early Cotton Press
Posted by: lazyCachers
N 34° 20.298 W 079° 31.412
17S E 635811 N 3800654
Located just off I-95 and 38 in Oak Grove, South Carolina.
Waymark Code: WM3TKA
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2008
Views: 33
This cotton press, built in 1798 according to tradition, is thought by many to be the oldest in existence. It was first owned and used by John Bethea III, and later by Henry Berry. Powered by oxen or mules rotating the beam to tighten the press,, it was rendered obsolete by modern machinery. A Berry descendant moved it to this site about 1948 to preserve it.
Marker Name: Early Cotton Press
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker number: 17-3
County: Dillon
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