Congaree River Ferries

Historical marker location:

Wateree, South Carolina

( Marker is on U.S. 601, 2.4 miles south of 2 Rivers Road (South Carolina Highway 267), on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2014

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.