Richland County · Marker 40-29

Horrell Hill

Garner’s Ferry Rd. (U.S. Hwy. 76/378) near its junction with Congaree Rd. (S.C. Hwy. 769), Horrell Hill

Front inscription

300 yards north is the site of the Richland County Court House built about 1794; abandoned when county courts were abolished 1798. Corn was ground in 1781 for Sumter's army at John Marshall's Mill, on Cedar Creek, ¾ mi. east. There has been a mill on this creek since the Revolution.

County
Richland

Region
Midlands

City or vicinity
Horell Hill

Year approved
1975

Erected by
Lower Richland Ruritan Club

Coordinates
33.951533, -80.84225

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