Holliday Highway

Historical marker location:

Galivants Ferry, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Highway 501 (U.S. 501) and South Carolina Highway 216, on the right when traveling south on Highway 501.)

Marker installed: 1979

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.