Historical Marker

Springdale

Historical marker location:
Springdale, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of Platt Springs Road (State Highway 602) and Springdale Road, on the right when traveling west on Platt Springs Road.)
Marker installed: 2008

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.