Springdale
This community, which was incorporated as Springdale in 1955, was known as Long Branch for many years and named for a nearby branch of the Congaree River. At the turn of the twentieth century it was a farming community along both sides of Platt Springs Road. In 1955 residents who opposed plans to annex Long Branch into West Columbia voted to incorporate as a town,
named for the many springs in the area. Job B. Roof was elected the town’s first intendant, or mayor.
Marker is at the intersection of Platt Springs Road (South Carolina Route 602) and Springdale Road, on the right when traveling west on Platt Springs Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
