3-5 Town of Allendale
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Markerman62
N 33° 00.290 W 081° 18.965
17S E 470474 N 3651867
On US 301 on the western side of town.
Waymark Code: WMNG4B
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2015
Views: 8
Side 1
In 1810, pursuant to an Act of the South Carolina General Assembly, the state conveyed a 1000 acre landgrant signed by Governor John Drayton to Benjamin and G. Washington Allen. The acreage included the present town of Allendale, which is presumed to have derived its name from the Allen family.
Side 2
Allendale Post Office was established here July 11, 1849, and Paul H. Allen was the first postmaster. By 1873 the Port Royal Railroad had completed a line through Allendale, and that same year the town was incorporated by the South Carolina General Assembly. The town limits extended in a three quarter-mile radius from the depot.
Marker Name: Town of Allendale
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker number: 3-5
County: Allendale
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