18-1 Old Dorchester
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member mikemtn
N 32° 57.007 W 080° 10.259
17S E 577487 N 3646061
Located at Dorchester State Park off SC 642. Erected by S.C. State Commission of Forestry, Division of State Parks-1963.
Waymark Code: WMQPE
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 09/17/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Mvillian
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Text: Laid out in 1697 as a market town for the Congregationalist colony from Dorchester, Mass., the village contained 116 quarter-acre lots and a town square and commons. An Anglican church was built in 1720, a fair was established in 1723, and a Free School in 1734. Dorchester became a trade center and by 1781 had about 40 houses. The town gradually declined after the Revolution. By 1788 it was abandoned.

Marker Name: Old Dorchester

Marker Location: Roadside

Type of Marker: Historic Site

Marker number: 18-1

County: Not listed
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