Historical Marker
Socastee
Historical marker location:
Socastee, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of Dick Pond Road (former Highway 544) and Peachtree (Local Route 26-611), on the right when traveling east on Dick Pond Road (former Highway 544).)
Marker installed: 2004
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.