Historical Marker
Blenheim
Historical marker location:
Blenheim, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street (State Highway 38) and East High Street (State Highway 381), on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.)
Marker installed: 1973
South Carolina was a major center of the transatlantic slave trade. Charleston was one of the busiest ports for the importation of enslaved Africans in North America, with an estimated 40% of all enslaved Africans brought to the United States passing through the city.