Medway Plantation

Historical marker location:

Mount Holly, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 52 and Medway Road (State Highway 8-667), on the right when traveling north on U.S. 52.)

Marker installed: 1965

The state of South Carolina was named after King Charles I of England, whose father, King James I, granted a charter for the colony in 1629.