Anderson County · Marker 04-24

Pickens Cemetery

Three and Twenty Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 4-485), off S.C. Hwy. 88 near Anderson County-Pickens County line

Front inscription

This land, Cherokee territory until 1777, became the final resting place after the American Revolution for early pioneers who settled the area. A number of soldiers of the Revolution are buried here, including Robert Pickens, who served in the state militia and was related to General Andrew Pickens.

County
Anderson
Region
Upstate
City or vicinity
Pendleton
Year approved
1980
Erected by
Colonel John Robins Chapter, Colonial Dames of the XVII Century
Coordinates
34.739167, -82.591117

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