Wescott Road

Wescott Road
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Wescott Road, January 2013
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Location	West of South Carolina Highway 174, Edisto Island, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°33′44″N80°16′53″W / 32.56222°N 80.28139°W / 32.56222; -80.28139
Area	1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built	1825 (1825)
MPS	Edisto Island MRA
NRHP reference No.	86003195 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 28, 1986

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]}

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.