Photo trek to Laurens and Newberry Counties
Having some free time this week, I decided to fill some of the time with a photo trek to visit some historic sites in Laurens and Newberry Counties. My first stop is a rusty old bridge over the Enoree river at the Union-Laurens County line. View Larger Map A few hundred feet downstream is an even older rustier bridge long ago replaced by the current one. Nearby Sumter National Forest was my next stop. While searching through photos of the area on Panoramio, I found an interesting picture of a rock carved with "1844 A.D.C" . So far, I have been unable to find an online history of the carving, so I don't yet who carved it or why. The carved rock is down a path accessible from the end of a forest service road. Open large map The forest service sign marking the road was down, but my trip GPS said it was the correct road so I turned in. At the end of the road is a turnaround where I parked my car. The trailhead is at the gate. Continue on ...