Pickens Street

Historical marker location:

Columbia, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Gervais Street (U.S. 1) and Pickens Street, on the right when traveling east on Gervais Street.)

Marker installed: 1977

( Columbia S.C. ).

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.