Baton Rouge, South Carolina

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Baton Rouge is an unincorporated community in Chester County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. [1]

History

The community was named for a red pole (French: baton rouge) which marked the frontier between Indian lands and colonial lands. [2] A variant name is "Batonrouge". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baton Rouge
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Palmetto Place Names. Sloane Printing Co. p. 23.

Coordinates: 34°41′49″N81°20′38″W / 34.69694°N 81.34389°W / 34.69694; -81.34389