POMARIA
Posted by: gpsblake
N 34° 15.761 W 081° 24.910
17S E 461778 N 3791360
Pomaria, SC (population 177) - the commercial district of this town is a ghost town. Probably dried up with the opening of I-26 & closing of the railroad. Historical marker is by an old abandoned rest stop on US 176.
Waymark Code: WMT62
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2006
Views: 64
South Carolina
POMARIA
Originally named Countsville, this post office was established in 1823. In 1840, it was renamed Pomaria, probably for William Summer's nearby Pomaria Nursery. By 1851 the Columbia and Newberry Railroad had complete a line through here, and six years later a free school had opened. The town of Pomaria was incorporated in 1903.
Erected by the Bicennetial Commission
1980
Marker Name: POMARIA
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Historic Site
County: Newberry
Marker number: Not listed
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