Orangeburg County · Marker 38-12
The Town of North
North Rd. (U.S. Hwy. 178), North
Front inscription
In the year 1891, John F. North, Samson A. Livingston, and George W. Pou gave jointly and equally one hundred acres of land to establish a town and railway depot. The separate tracts joined near this spot. The town was named in honor of John F. North, a Confederate veteran and the oldest of the three men, who was elected first mayor.