Historical Marker
Bluffton, S.C.
Historical marker location:
Bluffton, South Carolina
( Marker can be reached from May River Road (State Highway 46) near Verdier Cove Road, on the right when traveling east.)
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union, but it was also the last state to rejoin the Union after the Civil War. Reconstruction in the state was marked by violence and political turmoil.