Hickory Tavern, is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Laurens County, South Carolina Laurens County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 67,539. Its county seat is Laurens. Laurens County is included in the Greenville- Anderson- Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistic ...

, United States. It is classified by the federal government as a class U6 populated place. It is centered at the intersection of US Route 76 and

South Carolina Highway 101 South Carolina Highway 101 (SC 101) is a state highway in Laurens, Spartanburg, and Greenville counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 76 (US 76) in Hickory ...

. It is believed that the town is named for a tavern that operated in a grove of hickory trees in the area. The 1849 Last Will and Testament of Joseph Sullivan bequeathed "one tract of land, suppose to contain four hundred acres including the Hickory Tavern" to his minor son, Milton A. Sullivan. George W. Sullivan was named as the trustee "until my son Milton A arrives of age."South Carolina Archives, Microfilm Roll C178, Laurens County Office: Probate Judge Estate Papers, Box 128, Pkg 12 The

Charlton Hall Plantation House Charlton Hall Plantation House is a historic plantation house located near Hickory Tavern, Laurens County, South Carolina. It was built about 1847, and is a two-story, three bay brick residence in the Greek Revival style. It has a low hipped roo ...

was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1995.

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