Pocotaligo, South Carolina
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Pocotaligo, South Carolina | ||
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ZIP code 29445 | ||
Area code(s) | 843, 854 |
Pocotaligo is an unincorporated community located in northeastern
History
Colonial
In colonial times, Pocotaligo was one of several villages for the Upper
Civil War
Prior to the Civil War, Pocotaligo became an important stop on the Charleston and Savannah Railway, with a depot located about one mile northwest of the settlement. When hostilities began in 1861 and the Federal capture of the Beaufort area in the Battle of Port Royal, control of the railway became an objective in disrupting the Confederate economy. Pocotaligo was the closest depot to Port Royal Island and was a sought-after target for Union troops to disrupt rail service. For a short time in 1862, General Robert E. Lee was assigned to South Carolina to protect the railway, establish defensive units, and prevent Union incursion onto the mainland from the Sea Islands. Periodic raids were attempted by Union forces to attack the railway at Pocotaligo, of which, the most serious one was deflected in October 1862. Pocotaligo fell to General William Tecumseh Sherman in early 1865 shortly after his army's capture of Savannah in Christmas 1864.
Post Civil War
Pocotaligo's status as a rail depot declined shortly after the Port Royal Railroad was finished in 1870 with Yemassee as its established junction depot with the Charleston and Savannah Railway. The creation of U.S. Highway 17 in the 1930s brought some economic vitality back to the community for a few decades, but the opening on Interstate 95 and the creation of Point South as a travelers' commercial center brought further economic decline. Beyond a few historic markers and residences, very little of the community remains today.
Transportation
The western intersection of
Notable people
- James Edward Oglethorpein the formation of the colony of Savannah, Georgia
- John Postell Williamson, mayor of Savannah[1]
See also
References
- ^ Carter, Lori (1988-10-01). "John Postell Williamson (1778-1843)". Savannah Biographies.
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