Historical Marker
Buford's Bridge
Historical marker location:
Ulmer, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of Burton Ferry Road (U.S. 301) and Carolina Highway (U.S. 321), on the right when traveling north on Burton Ferry Road.)
Marker installed: 2002
South Carolina was a major center of the transatlantic slave trade. Charleston was one of the busiest ports for the importation of enslaved Africans in North America, with an estimated 40% of all enslaved Africans brought to the United States passing through the city.