Wayne Kelley of the Historical Society said that many historical places in the county don’t qualify for state historical markers for one reason or another, but he hopes to bring a sense of identity to those places in the county.
He also said he hopes to keep the costs down for those markers, because the owners of the buildings or sites will have to pay for them and pay to keep them up.
“This gives a sense of place to the county and the cities,” said Great Easley Chamber of Commerce President Kent Dykes.
Kelley also talked about his vision to put up a monument of General Andrew Pickens in Pickens County.
“We have a statue of Pickens, but not a monument,” he said. “Pickens goes basically unrecognized here. I want to put up a monument that is truly grand and over the top.”
Kelley did say the monument would be expensive and would take some time.
No official plans have been put in place at this time.
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