Pickens County Gristmills

Historical marker location:

138 Hagood Mill Rd, Pickens, South Carolina

( Marker can be reached from Hagood Mill Road west of Brevard Highway (U.S. 178), on the right when traveling west.)

The first successful English settlement in South Carolina was established in 1670 in what is now known as Charleston. The settlement was named Charles Towne in honor of King Charles II of England.