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Local resident Rod Welch traces Stone Post neighborhood history and landmarks
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Rod Welch, a longtime James Island resident and past owner of Skyway, presented maps, deeds and oral history about the Stone Post neighborhood, describing an old canal, mill sites, a school that became Holy City Church, swamp habitat and other local landmarks.
Rod Welch, a longtime James Island resident and past owner of the Skyway event site who formerly chaired the Public Service District, delivered a historical presentation about the Stone Post neighborhood, its early maps and landmarks.
"My name's Rod Welch. I live at on Stone Post Road," Welch said, and he told attendees he had help assembling the presentation from Parker Richardson and from his cousin, Skipper Keith. Welch said he coined the local name "Stone Post Neighborhood" for the area that centers on a stone post near Fort Johnson and Mill Point.
Welch walked listeners through historic maps including…
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