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]

References

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

34°41′49″N 81°20′38″W / 34.69694°N 81.34389°W / 34.69694; -81.34389

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[GNIS-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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