Barnet Park

Historical marker location:

Spartanburg, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of E St. John St. (State Highway 29) and North Converse Street (State Highway 250) on E St. John St..)

Marker installed: 1999

South Carolina was one of the original thirteen colonies that declared independence from Great Britain in 1776. However, it was also the first state to secede from the United States in 1860, which ultimately led to the Civil War.