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
Wescott Road is located in South Carolina
Wescott Road
Wescott Road is located in the United States
Wescott Road
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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