The Oaks

Historical marker location:

Goose Creek, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of The Oaks Avenue and Middleton Drive on The Oaks Avenue.)

Marker installed: 2008

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.