This is actually a historical marker not far from our home. It stands next to a sycamore tree that is surrounded by a white picket fence. There is also a small driveway to accomodate those who come to see the tree. You might say that this is a drive-through historical site. Although the tree and fence are quite nice there are a few things that make me think that this just may not actually be a historical site. Maybe it should say: On this spot in 1791, nothing happened.
 
 
 

                                                           The Sycamore Tree
 

This tree was planted from a cutting of the old sycamore tree that stood several hundred feet west of here on the historic Two Notch Road. Local tradition holds that there had been a succession of sycamore trees at that site used as a landmark or point of reference since the road was an Indian path and that George Washington rested there in 1791.

                                                           Erected By

                                         Lexington County Historical Society

                                                              1973
 

   This is how I see it. You will notice that this is not the actual tree; it's from a cutting of the actual tree. At best, it's a descendant of the actual tree. It's not even where the actual tree stood. I'm not even sure that these trees actually existed since it was based on local tradition. I asked a lot of people around the area but nobody knew anything about them. So much for local tradition. I guess it was an Indian path before it was a road. And last but not least, I suspect that George rested a lot of places, not just by this tree in South Carolina.

                                                                 Carl