June 5th Some high spots near Donalds

About 15 miles or so up the road is the small community of Donalds, it had a couple of markers to visit:first was what is called locally as the Donald Grange building, which is a depression era meeting place built by labor paid for by the WPA.    

The Donalds Grange No. 497 Patrons of Husbandry and Literacy

Inscription. The Donalds Grange No. 497 is significant for both its architecture and its contribution to the social development of the community and Abbeville County. For these reasons, Donalds Grange No. 497, Patrons of Husbandry, was entered into the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 1995. Construction in 1935 by local Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor on land donated by W. Maxie Agnew, the building served originally as the home of the town hall, the grange, and the public library. Since its inception, the fieldstone building has been the meeting hall for the agricultural organization known locally and most commonly as the Donalds Grange. In 1942 Donalds Grange sponsored the Abbeville County Circulating Library, including its popular bookmobile. The building became headquarters for the Abbeville County Library system and served as such until 1959, when the Grange sponsored construction of the adjacent W. Maxie Agnew Branch Library. Architecture of the Grange The architectural significance of the property stems from its local design and its construction by WPA labor. The fieldstone construction and locally produced lumber are evidence of the participation of local labor in this important example of Depression Era public buildings. Erected by South Carolina Heritage Corridor. Marker series. This marker is included in the South Carolina Heritage Corridor, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects marker series. Location. 34° 22.083′ N, 82° 21.117′ W. Marker is in Donalds, South Carolina, in Abbeville County. Marker is on SC Highway 184, on the right when traveling north On the same property, right next door, is something called the Templeton-Drake Cottage, which dates from the late 1700's.  Really cool structure.   The plaque mentioned the Booneborough Township, and there is a marker for that just down the road a bit: Boonesborough Township (1763)                                           Inscription. Surveyed in 1762 by Patrick Calhoun and named for Gov. Thomas Boone, this 20,500-acre township was one of four townships laid out west of Ninety-Six as a buffer between white and Cherokee lands. In 1763 Scots-Irish families began to settle in the area near Long Cane, Park's and Chickasaw Creeks. The headwaters of Long Cane Creek are 500 feet south; the Cherokee Path crossed the township boundary one mile south. Erected 1996 by Donalds Historical Society. (Marker Number 1-9.) Location. 34° 22.317′ N, 82° 21.014′ W. Marker is in Donalds, South Carolina, in Abbeville County. Marker is on West Main Street (State Highway 184) north of Brooks Lane, on the left when traveling south Also near here is a marker honoring the former State Commissioner of Highways... Moorefield Memorial Highway                                          Inscription. In Memory of Charles Henry Moorefield State Highway Engineer of South Carolina 1920 - 1935 Location. 34° 17.25′ N, 82° 14.65′ W. Marker is in Hodges, South Carolina, in Greenwood County. Marker is at the intersection of Freeman Road (U.S. 178) and Moorefield Street, on the left when traveling south on Freeman Road Plus I got the post office for Donalds.