Ark Cemetery

Historical marker location:

Surfside Beach, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of 6th Avenue South and Juniper Drive, on the right when traveling south on 6th Avenue South.)

Marker installed: 2019

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.