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]
gollark: $ eval 1 + 1
gollark: ++eval-polish + 1 1
gollark: ++eval 5
gollark: ++eval test
gollark: ++eval nope
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baton Rouge
- Federal Writers' Project (1941). Palmetto Place Names. Sloane Printing Co. p. 23.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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