Historical Marker

The Old Arbor

Historical marker location:
500 Holland Road, Simpsonville, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of Holland Road and Balcome Boulevard (County Route 332), on the right when traveling north on Holland Road.)

The H.L. Hunley, a Confederate submarine that was the first submarine to sink an enemy warship in combat, was built in South Carolina. The Hunley sank the Union ship USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor in 1864, but the submarine itself was lost at sea shortly after the attack.