Baton Rouge, South Carolina

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



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