Wescott Road

Wescott Road, also known as Westcoat Road, is a historic road located at Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. It represents the last undisturbed remnants of the main road on Edisto Island, and is an oak-lined dirt road approximately 2/5 mile in distance. The road was established in the Colonial era. This section was isolated when S.C. Highway 174 was straightened and paved about 1940.[2][3]

Wescott Road
Wescott Road, January 2013
LocationWest of South Carolina Highway 174, Edisto Island, South Carolina
Coordinates32°33′44″N 80°16′53″W
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built1825 (1825)
MPSEdisto Island MRA
NRHP reference No.86003195[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 28, 1986

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. unknown (n.d.). "Wescott Road" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. "Wescott Road, Charleston County (W. of S.C. Hwy. 174, Edisto Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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