Boonesborough Township Marker
N 34° 22.315 W 082° 21.010
17S E 375856 N 3804220
Boonesborough Township Historical Marker
Waymark Code: WM1MYH
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2007
Views: 97
Boonesborough Township (1763)
Surveyed in 1762 by Patrick Calhoun and named for Gov. Thomas Boone, this 20,500-acre township was one of four townships laid out west of Ninety-Six as a buffer between white and Cherokee lands. In 1763 Scots-Irish families began to settle in the area near Long Cane, Park's and Chickasaw Creeks. The headwaters of Long Cane Creek are 500 feet south; the Cherokee Path crossed the township boundary one mile south.
Marker Name: Boonesborough Township (1763)
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Historic Site
Marker number: 19
County: Abbeville
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