Park Circle

Historical marker location:

North Charleston, South Carolina

( Marker is on South Rhett Avenue (State Highway 10-60) near Buist Avenue, in the median.)

Marker installed: 2002

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.