Historical Marker

Early Cotton Press

S. C. HWY. 38, JUST E OF ITS JUNCTION WITH I-95 EXIT 181 AND .3 MI. W OF ITS JUNCTION WITH S. C. HWY. 917 W, OAK GROVE VICINITY, SE OF LATTA · Se Of Latta · Dillon

South Carolina marker

Inscription

This cotton press, built in 1798 according to tradition, is thought by many to be the oldest in existence. It was first owned and used by John Bethea, III, and later by Henry Berry. Powered by oxen or mules rotating the beam to tighten the press, it was rendered obsolete by modern machinery. A Berry descendant moved it to this site about 1948 to preserve it.

Erected by Dillon County Historical Society, 1974

Location

AddressS. C. HWY. 38, JUST E OF ITS JUNCTION WITH I-95 EXIT 181 AND .3 MI. W OF ITS JUNCTION WITH S. C. HWY. 917 W, OAK GROVE VICINITY, SE OF LATTA
CitySe Of Latta
CountyDillon
StateSouth Carolina
Coordinates34.338100, -79.524200

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