Historical Marker
Burt-Stark House / Jefferson Daviss Flight
Historical marker location:
400 North Main Street, Abbeville, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street (State Highway 71) and Greenville Street (State Highway 20) on North Main Street.)
Marker installed: 1979
South Carolina was one of the original thirteen colonies that declared independence from Great Britain in 1776. However, it was also the first state to secede from the United States in 1860, which ultimately led to the Civil War.