Historical Marker
Old Pickens Gaol
Historical marker location:
307 Johnson Street, Pickens, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of Pendleton Street (Moorefield Memorial Highway) and Johnson Street, on the right when traveling north on Pendleton Street (Moorefield Memorial Highway).)
Marker installed: 2016
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.