Historical Marker
Ridge Spring
Historical marker location:
Ridge Spring, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (State Highway 23) and State Highway 392, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.)
Small Town Living.
The H.L. Hunley, a Confederate submarine that was the first submarine to sink an enemy warship in combat, was built in South Carolina. The Hunley sank the Union ship USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor in 1864, but the submarine itself was lost at sea shortly after the attack.