Ridge Spring Cemetery / W.H. Scarborough

Historical marker location:

Ridge Spring, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Batesburg Road (State Highway 23) and State Highway 41, on the left when traveling west on Batesburg Road.)

Marker installed: 2009

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.