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VOL. 29 NO. 2-SC Southern Historical News, Inc. JANUARY 2009

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A LOOK BACK AT THE LIFE OF

ABRAHAM GEIGER
Abraham Geiger was given special education because of a handicap
caused by smallpox in his youth, which left an arm weakened. He was prominent
in politics when Granby flourished. Later he became interested in educational
matters, moved to Platt Springs and established the Platt Springs Academy.
From Mills Statistics 1826: "The Platt Springs Academy has long been
known to the public as a first rate institution for the education of youth prepara-
tory to entering college. It owes its foundation and present eminence to the lib-
erality and indefatigable care of Abraham Geiger, Esq., who for several years
COUNTY
supported it from his private purse. The Academy is now one of the most flour-
ishing in the state. It is one of the finest schools in the state where many prom-
inent citizens are educated. The institution has a small but well-selected library
HISTORY INDEX
attached to it. The average number of students is from 60 to 70." It is said that
Newberry College traces its beginning from this school. Aiken............................................2-6
Major Abraham Geiger was Lexington's first member of the House of
Representatives. He was recognized as a soldier, patriot, statesman and philan-
thropist. He developed vineyards, and was an advanced agriculturist who was
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widely known. His articles in Southern Agriculturist (1832-1833) were on silk
culture, grape culture, and Improvement of southern Agriculture. He served as Barnwell....................................17-20
Major in the War of 1812; was author of several books, a German historian, and
Biblical scholar. He was one of the largest landholders and cotton planters of his
day, and it is believed that he operated the first cotton gin and old style screw Lexington..................................21-23
cotton compress ever constructed in Lexington County.
He was one of the Commissioners appointed by the Legislature in 1807 to
investigate the State's ownership of lands in the old town of Saxe Gotha. He is
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buried in the Geiger cemetery in Sandy Run.
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PAGE 2 AIKEN COUNTY AREA
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Friday & Saturday 10:45 A.M. - 11:00 P.M.
captain d’s opened its first restaurant in 1969. Shortly thereafter,
they earned the reputation of “The Great Little Seafood Place”, because
of their outstanding service and dedication to their customers. captain
d’s creed has always been and will always be to serve freshly prepared
seafood each day. They offer a wide variety of menu selections. While
maintaining an attractive, unrushed atmosphere with warm hospitality,
their goal to the customers has always been to serve you your meal hot
and delicious.
captain d’s is located at 1907 Whiskey Rd. in aiken, phone
803-641-6476, and at 990 Broughton St. in Orangeburg, phone 803-
534-1103.
As the writers of this 2009 Historical Review, we heartily commend
captain d’s, “The Great Little Seafood Place!” for their delicious sea-
food and friendly service.
The staff at captain d’s thank their customers for dining with them,
and invite you to dine with them soon!
MO’S CONVENIENCE
& TOBACCO
Locally Owned & Operated
The place to go to pick up something for that late night snack or for
your favorite discounted tobacco products and alcoholic beverages is
MO’S CONVENIENCE & TOBACCO, conveniently located at 185 Buford
St., phone 803-642-2996 and at 3104 Wagener Rd., phone 803-642-
0161, both in Aiken.
The idea behind their business is to serve the people of this area with
a wide variety of name brand merchandise, including discounted cigars
and tobacco products without long lines at the checkout. They have sci-
entifically stocked their shelves with items often forgotten at the super-
market, and items we all need at unusual hours of the morning and
evening.
They offer lottery and are open Sunday for alcohol purchases which
adds to the reason why so many people drop in morning, noon and night
when they’re in a hurry. Wholesale phone orders and price inquiries are
welcome and no sales taxes are charged to small businesses with non-
tax permits.
The writers of this 2009 Historical Review compliment the manage-
ment of this minimarket for their efforts to offer what is needed, when it is
needed. Remember the name, MO’S CONVENIENCE & TOBACCO,
you’ll find their stock complete and their service extra fast.
Everyone at MO’S CONVENIENCE & TOBACCO thanks their cus-
tomers for past business and support, and reminds you they are of ser-
vice to the entire area!
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EDITOR’S NOTE ON HISTORY
Some of the places featured in THE HISTORICAL
NEWS may have changed locations, no longer exist,
or have a different statement of purpose. They are
presented only for the historic theme in consider-
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Golf is one of America's favorite participant sports with men and
women in all age groups playing more and more every day! In the Aiken
area, better golfers prefer the smooth green and beautiful fairways of
THE AIKEN GOLF CLUB, at 555 Highland Park Dr. Southwest,
phone 803-649-6029, in Aiken. This is truly a "golfer's course" and it's
specifically designed to be both challenging AND tremendous fun!
Tee off with your friends and discover just how great a game of golf
can be. You'll find that your score will improve when you play on a course
that's well-cared for like this one AND you'll enjoy your game a lot more
at this beautifully landscaped facility.
The writers of this 2009 Historical Review are pleased to list THE
AIKEN GOLF CLUB among the area's leading businesses.
Everyone at THE AIKEN GOLF CLUB thanks their customers for
past business and support, and reminds you they are of service to the
entire area.
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SMALL
TOWNS OF
AIKEN
COUNTY
Courtesy Of Aiken County
Parks, Recreation & Tourism

Through the years Aiken

County's balmy, healthy weather
has attracted many new resi-
dents who brought with them a
variety of customs and traditions.
Many small towns sprung up
around the county as the rail-
road, textile mills an farming
expanded to meet the needs of a growing and wealthy population.
Horse Creek Valley was so called merely, because it could be and was in reality forded fre-
quently by horses. In the upper Horse Creek Valley is the Graniteville group - Vaucluse, Graniteville
and Warrenville.
Vaucluse was named after a town in France. The first textile mill in Aiken County was built here
in 1833. The present day Vaucluse mill is built on the original mill's foundation.
Graniteville got its name from its underlying strata of blue granite out of which the original
Graniteville Mill was built in 1846 by William Gregg.
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Warrenville was named in honor of Charles Warren Davis who promoted and built its cotton
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Langley, originally known as Kalmia, was named for William C. Langley, a northern visitor who Frontage Rd. in Aiken, phone 803-502-0900. Easily accessible
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Monetta was romantically named for a comely Indian maiden. You'll find the accommodations to be among the very best
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Edward Perry who was the president of Printing Press of Charleston.
Two towns of Aiken County get their names from well known families. Windsor
bears the name of the reigning royal family of England, while Jackson is so-called
in honor of the locally and nationally well-known family of George Twiggs Jackson. Owner/Designer -
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The Kazoo HORSE CREEK

Factory VALLEY
The Original American Kazoo Company
was established in 1916 and is now the only BATH • BURNETTOWN •
metal kazoo factory in North America. The LANGLEY
museum highlights history, amusing trivia, and GLOVERVILLE • WARRENVILLE
shows step by step the way kazoos are made.
This working museum continues to man-
• VAUCLUSE
ufacture a complete line of kazoos. Believe it or not, kazoos are made the same GRANITEVILLE • CLEARWATER
way today as in 1916. The machines that make kazoos are the same die presses
that were installed in 1907 when the building housed a sheet metal workshop. When white men discovered the Horse Creek Valley Area in the early 1700s,
Over the years, demand for kazoos became so great that the other metal opera- they encountered many difficulties. The fierce cannibal tribe known as the Westos
tions ceased. Today, as in the past, over 20 machines are run with one 10 horse- was their biggest problem. Feared and fought by neighboring Indians and white
power motor connected with overhead jack shafts and leather belts. The factory is men, the Westos were either wiped out entirely by the Army in the early 1800s or
truly one of the few remaining working museums. forced to join a part of the Yucci Tribe which was located near the present-day city
of Washington, Georgia. Interestingly, it is believed that the Yucci Tribe later became
a part of the Cherokee Nation.
The Birth of the American Kazoo The Horse Creek Valley Area was settled by people who wanted to industrial-
The kazoo was invented by an American
ize the area. The Myers built Myers Mill near the present-day town of Bath. This mill
named Alabama Vest and made to his speci-
later became Bath Paper Mill. Marshes Mill was built on Mockingbird Creek in the
fications by a German clock master named
center of what is now Langley, which was an important link to the thriving port of
Thaddeus Von Clegg in Macon, Georgia back
Hamburg by way of barge. Vaucluse was settled in the early 1800s by a group of
in the 1840's. A traveling salesman by the
French Hugenots. This group gave the town its name, Vale of Flowers. In 1832
name of Emil Sorg brought the idea of manu-
General James Jones built Vaucluse Manufacturing Company which was acquired
facturing metal kazoos to Western New York
by William Greg, founder of Graniteville Manufacturing Company.
in about 1912. He teamed up with Michael
This was the first cotton mill in the South. The small mill town has
McIntyre, a Buffalo tool and die maker, and
many landmarks along the Graniteville Canal, including “Blue
together they found a way to manufacture the first production kazoos. McIntyre
Row” mill houses and churches on the National Register of
moved to Eden, New York where he went into partnership with Harry Richardson,
Historic Places. Nearby Clearwater was named for the beautiful
the owner of a metal forming plant. The kazoo has become as American as apple
limpid streams and charming lakes. The Horse Creek Valley Area
pie. It is the most democratic of instruments because anyone can play.
continues to grow because of the industrialization of the area and
the hardworking people who take pride in their accomplishments.
Did you know the Kazoo The same sense of pride continues to attract business and
industry today and will carry the Horse Creek Valley successfully
was Patented in 1923? into the future!
McIntyre and Richardson began producing metal
kazoos in 1914. McIntyre even received a patent
for the kazoo in 1923. Samuel Whetzle was the key
employee who later married the boss' daughter
and took over the business in 1939. After running
the plant for many years, Whetzle sold the company to a group of Buffalo investors.
In 1985, the company was sold to Brimms Inc., a local family business run by the
father & son team of Robert and David Berghash. In 2003, the Berghash’s deeded
the Kazoo Gift Shop and Museum to the Claddagh Foundation, Inc. and handed
the factory operation over to Suburban Adult Services, who use the original
machines to continue to produce metal kazoos today. In the Fall of 2005, Claddagh
automotive • residential • commercial
transferred the museum to Suburban and sold the gift shop to two longtime Eden
residents who continue to run the Kazoo Boutique Gift Shop today. auto graphics / factory style spoilers
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Kazoos of all shapes and sizes are per-
manently displayed in the museum. Our col-
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several types of wooden kazoos, liquor bottle
shaped kazoos that celebrated the end of
prohibition, antique kazoo instruments, silver
and gold kazoos, and many more.
The museum is open Tuesday-Sunday and you can view kazoos being made
on the original equipment (Wed-Fri), or use our Make Your Own Kazoo station to
make your own($)! There is a free Self-guided tour available, but for larger groups serving aiken and the csra for 44 years
of more than 6, please call to make an appointment for our free tour. Our staff will open 7 days a week
be happy to explain the manufacturing process.
from the office to the conference room, &
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Closed on Monday 2560 whiskey rd. aiken
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AIKEN HISTORIC TOUR

This tour of Aiken Ravenel, the poet James Matthews Legare, and numerous other important South
begins at the Chamber Carolinians. You may want to stop and enjoy a walk through this lovely and interest-
of Commerce Building ing churchyard. Continue on Pendleton until it meets Hayne Avenue, one of Aiken's
at 400 Laurens Street oldest residential streets. Turn right on Hayne. Houses in this area show the variety
N.W. (To reach the Aiken of architectural styles of the Winter Colony structures. Drive three blocks on Hayne
Chamber of Commerce to Lancaster Street. The large white house at this intersection, the
from Interstate 20, drive 5. LORENZ COTTAGE (c. 1889) and the MORRISON-WRIGHT COTTAGE (c.
south on Highway 19 1900) on the right and the HERMAN HAHN HOUSE (c. 1890) on the far left corner
which becomes Laurens look very much as they did when built. These houses were popular rental proper-
Street inside the city.) ties of the Winter Colony. Turn left onto Lancaster and drive until it ends at Highland
From the Chamber drive Park Avenue. At this corner is another handsome winter residence,
two blocks south on 6. PINE KNOLL (c. 1930). Turn left onto Highland Park Avenue. The golf course (c.
Laurens Street toward 1912) on your right and its clubhouse (c. 1925) belonged to the
town. Turn right at 7. HIGHLAND PARK HOTEL PROPERTY which included the entire hill on the left.
Barnwell Avenue. Like The old Highland Park welcomed many winter residents who later returned to build
Barnwell and Laurens, most Aiken streets were named for South Carolina counties. their homes you are seeing today. Both the 19th and 20th century hotel buildings
In the second block of Barnwell on the right are two frame houses known as were destroyed by fire. Highland Park Avenue ends at Park Avenue. Turn right.
1. BANDBOX and TRANQUILITY, typical of the dwellings rented by winter colo- Drive one block east to the intersection of Park and Laurens Street. On the right is
nists. They mark the eastern boundary of Aiken Historic District III. In the next block the
of Barnwell on the right behind the brick and board wall is 8. OLD AIKEN POST OFFICE, a fine example of Palladian architecture built in
2. ROSE HILL (circa 1900), a Dutch colonial revival structure which was the home 1912. Notice
of the family of Colonel Sheffield Phelps. Also on the grounds housed in estate 9. MORGAN CIRCLE, on the left with its cast-iron Victorian fountain. Turn right on
cottages and stables at the rear of the property is Rose Hill Art Center, where Laurens Street. On the right in this block is the
various courses in the arts are offered to the community. The entire estate is listed 10. LEGARE-MORGAN HOUSE, a one-story white clapboard cottage once
in the National Register of Historic Places. Turn left onto Florence Street. On the owned by the family of James Matthews Legare, a well-known South Carolina poet,
right as you drive south is artist, and inventor. The original part of the house was built before 1837, This prop-
3. AIKEN PREP SCHOOL, founded in 1916 by Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock. This pri- erty is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Cross the bridge over the
vate boys' school with local and boarding students from grades 4-9 covers two city railroad. The Aiken section of the railroad track, which ran from Hamburg, S.C., on
blocks. At Richland Avenue turn left. Drive two blocks on Richland and turn right the Savannah River to Charleston, was originally on Park Avenue. The track was
onto Pendleton Street. At this corner is moved when this "cut" was dug in 1853. When the 136-mile track was laid in the
4. ST. THADDEUS EPISCOPAL CHURCH, the oldest church building in Aiken 1830s it was the longest railroad track in the world. Continue on Laurens. At the
(1842, remodeled in 1926). The churchyard immediately behind the sanctuary is bottom of the hill on the right is one of the entrances to
the burial site of soldiers who died in the 1865 Battle of Aiken, the botanist Henry
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selection is ultra-complete. Located at 3581 Richland Ave. in North Aiken, phone 803-648-5551, this
full line variety store has more to offer!
Groceries, housewares, toys, games, hardware, cosmetics, drugs, school supplies, stationery, gifts,
candy, fabrics, and notions are among the many essential items featured here. The prices are just as low
as anywhere else, and smart shoppers keep a regular list of needed goods in order to be able to pick
them up in one convenient stop.
Personal service is an important part of the business operated by this concern. If YOU want to shop
where selection and service are at their best, the editors of this 2009 Historical Review are happy to list
WALMART SUPERCENTER of North Aiken, along with other leading businesses in the area!
David and all of the associates thank their customers for past business and support, and look forward
to serving you in the future.
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AIKEN HISTORIC TOUR - continued from page 5 continued from below
11. HITCHCOCK WOODS, a 1400-acre preserve available for all types of horse reach Horry Street (pronounced o-ree), approximately five blocks. Drive one block.
activities and the enjoyment of the public. Turn left at the bottom of the hill onto The rambling structure on the right corner of Horry and Colleton is
South Boundary and take the next right turn onto Newberry Street. On the right 30. LET'S PRETEND (c. 1880), a house with additions made by successive own-
behind the serpentine wall is ers who adapted it for a winter cottage. Turn left on Colleton Avenue. This street is
12. BANKSIA, formerly a winter estate which currently houses the Aiken County typical of this beautiful residential section of Aiken developed by both winter resi-
Public Library in the large brick section built in 1931 as an "addition" to an unpre- dents and local people in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Continue on Colleton
tentious wooden Victorian cottage. The cottage section is occupied by the Aiken five blocks to York Street. At the corner of York and Colleton you will see the
County Historical Museum. You may see this elaborate building during the regular 31. AIKEN INSTITUTE (1891), the town's first public school and the home of the
library and museum hours. Both the house and the exhibits make this a stop which Aiken County Public Library. Turn right on York Street. After you cross the railroad
should not be missed. On the right after you pass Banksia you can see the clay bridge notice a rambling blue 19th century frame house, one of several old homes
tennis court of in Aiken which have been successfully adapted for businesses. On the left across
13. UNCLE JOHN'S CABIN, another winter cottage which is still a private resi- the parkway is St. Mary's Catholic Church in the
dence. Turn left onto Easy Street, obviously named by vacationing winter residents. 32. CHAPEL OF ST. CLAIRE. This tiny chapel, given by Miss Celestine Eustis,
The left side of the street is the property of built in 1879 and is reputed to be a design of the architect James Renwick. It has
14. JOYE COTTAGE, originally a simple house purchased from Miss Sarah Joye beautiful painted glass windows and is open only by appointment. Turn left onto
and expanded into a 90-room vacation "cottage" in 1897 by William C. Whitney, a Park Avenue and drive one block to Chesterfield Street where you again turn left.
New York banker who served in Grover Cleveland's cabinet as secretary of the At this intersection is Aiken's Confederate Monument and the
Navy. As you continue down the street you will see some of the handsome walls 33. AIKEN COUNTY COURTHOUSE (1881), renovated 1985) in front of which is
for which Aiken is noted. At the corner of Easy Street and Whiskey Road on the a statue of James Byrnes of Aiken who was a United States Senator, an Associate
left is a private residence which was Mr. Whitney's Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and Secretary of State under Harry S. Truman.
15. SQUASH COURT. One of the courts remains just as it was when built in 1904. Drive by the side of the courthouse. After you cross the railroad bridge take the first
This and other buildings of Mr. Whitney's estate are listed in the National Register right onto Colleton Avenue. You will see in this block the
of Historic Places. Turn right onto Whiskey Road, so named for the goods which 34. WILLCOX INN, once an elegant inn flourishing in the early 1900s as a gather-
were transported along this road. Drive two blocks and turn right onto Dupree ing place for many eminent winter visitors. This structure was restored to its former
Place. On the left is glory and reopened as an inn in 1985. Turn right on Newberry Street and cross the
16. HOPELAND GARDENS, a public garden which was the winter estate of Mr. bridge. In the second block on the right is a large brick building which is the
and Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin. The 14-acre estate was given to the city of Aiken and the 35. AIKEN COURT TENNIS CLUB (1902, renovated 1936). Court tennis originated
former stables and carriage house now house the in the 14th century in America. This court is one of seven which exist in the United
17. AIKEN THOROUGHBRED RACING HALL OF FAME. You are invited to walk States. Across Newberry Street at this point is Aiken's newest downtown attrac-
through these beautiful gardens and visit this interesting museum. Turn around in tion
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drive south. On the left at the next traffic light you will see the on Laurens Street 20th century businessmen use 19th century structures and keep
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called Sunshine. On the right at this corner behind the brick wall is Aiken's delightful downtown shopping area. When you reach Richland Avenue turn
19. RYE PATCH (c. 1905), a winter estate complete with tea cottage and stables left. Continue one block on Richland to Laurens Street, the busy main street of
now owned by the City of Aiken and available to rent for meetings and parties. downtown Aiken. Turn right on Laurens and a two block drive will return you to the
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dirt road. This street and neighboring roads have been left unpaved to protect the
hooves of many horses stabled in this area. Please drive slowly. In this first block
of dirt road on your right is the
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THE PRESIDENTS
OF THE UNITED STATES
PRESIDENT DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF TERM OF POLITICAL VICE PRESIDENT
BIRTH OFFICE PARTY
1. GEORGE WASHINGTON FEB. 22, 1732 VIRGINIA 1789-1797 FEDERALIST JOHN ADAMS
2. JOHN ADAMS OCT. 30, 1735 MASSACHUSETTS 1797-1801 FEDERALIST THOMAS JEFFERSON
3. THOMAS JEFFERSON APRIL 13, 1743 VIRGINIA 1801-1809 DEMOCRATIC AARON BURR GEORGE CLINTON
4. JAMES MADISON MARCH 16, 1751 VIRGINIA 1809-1817 DEMOCRATIC * GEORGE CLINTON-*ELBRIDGE GERRY
5. JAMES MONROE APRIL 28, 1758 VIRGINIA 1817-1825 DEM. - REP. DANIEL D. THOMPKINS
6. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS JULY 11, 1767 MASSACHUSETTS 1825-1829 DEM. - REP. JOHN C. CALHOUN
7. ANDREW JACKSON MARCH 15, 1767 CAROLINAS 1829-1837 DEMOCRATIC JOHN C. CALHOUN-MARTIN VAN BUREN
8. MARTIN VAN BURAN DEC. 5, 1782 NEW YORK 1837-1841 DEMOCRATIC RICHARD M. JOHNSON
9. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON * FEB. 9, 1773 VIRGINIA 1841-1841 WHIG JOHN TYLER
10. JOHN TYLER MARCH 29, 1790 VIRGINIA 1841-1845 WHIG
11. JAMES K. POLK NOV. 2, 1795 N. CAROLINA 1845-1849 DEMOCRATIC GEORGE M. DALLAS
12. ZACHARY TAYLOR * NOV. 24, 1784 VIRGINIA 1849-1850 WHIG MILLARD FILLMORE

13. MILLARD FILLMORE JAN. 7, 1800 NEW YORK 1850-1853 WHIG

14. FRANKLIN PIERCE NOV. 23, 1804 NEW HAMPSHIRE 1853-1857 DEMOCRATIC * WILLIAM R. KING
15. JAMES BUCHANAN APRIL 23, 1791 PENNSYLVANIA 1857-1861 DEMOCRATIC JOHN C. BRECKENRIDGE
16. ABRAHAM LINCOLN * FEB. 12, 1809 KENTUCKY 1861-1865 REPUBLICAN HANNIBAL HAMLIN-ANDREW JOHNSON
17. ANDREW JOHNSON DEC. 29, 1808 N. CAROLINA 1865-1869 REPUBLICAN
18. ULYSSES S. GRANT APRIL 27, 1822 OHIO 1869-1877 REPUBLICAN SCHYLER COLFAX-*HENRY WILSON
19. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES OCT. 4, 1822 OHIO 1877-1881 REPUBLICAN WILLIAM A. WHEELER
20. JAMES A. GARFIELD * NOV. 19, 1831 OHIO 1881-1881 REPUBLICAN CHESTER A. ARTHUR
21. CHESTER A. ARTHUR OCT. 5, 1829 VERMONT 1881-1885 REPUBLICAN
22. GROVER CLEVELAND MARCH 18, 1837 NEW JERSEY 1885-1889 DEMOCRATIC *THOMAS H. HENDRICKS
23. BENJAMIN HARRISON AUG. 20, 1833 OHIO 1889-1893 REPUBLICAN LEVI P. MORTON

24. GROVER CLEVELAND MARCH 18, 1837 NEW JERSEY 1893-1897 DEMOCRATIC ADLAI STEVENSON
25. WILLIAM McKINLEY JAN. 29, 1843 OHIO 1897-1901 REPUBLICAN THEODORE ROOSEVELT-GARRET A. HOBANT
26. THEODORE ROOSEVELT OCT. 27, 1858 NEW YORK 1901-1909 REPUBLICAN CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS
27. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT SEPT. 15, 1857 OHIO 1909-1913 REPUBLICAN JAMES S. SHERMAN
28. WOODROW WILSON DEC. 28, 1856 VIRGINIA 1913-1921 DEMOCRATIC THOMAS R. MARSHALL

29. WARREN G. HARDING * NOV. 2, 1865 OHIO 1921-1923 REPUBLICAN CALVIN COOLIDGE
30. CALVIN COOLIDGE JULY 4, 1872 VERMONT 1923-1929 REPUBLICAN CHARLES G. DAWES
31. HERBERT C. HOOVER AUG. 10, 1874 IOWA 1929-1933 REPUBLICAN CHARLES CURTIS

32. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT * JAN. 30, 1882 NEW YORK 1933-1945 DEMOCRATIC JOHN GARNER-HENRYWALLACE-HARRYTRUMAN

33. HARRY S. TRUMAN MAY 8, 1884 MISSOURI 1945-1953 DEMOCRATIC ALBEN W. BARKLEY
34. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER OCT. 14, 1890 TEXAS 1953-1961 REPUBLICAN RICHARD M. NIXON
35. JOHN F. KENNEDY * MAY 29, 1917 MASSACHUSETTS 1961-1963 DEMOCRATIC LYNDON B. JOHNSON
36. LYNDON B. JOHNSON AUG. 27, 1908 TEXAS 1963-1969 DEMOCRATIC HUBERT H. HUMPHREY

37. RICHARD M. NIXON JAN. 9, 1913 CALIFORNIA 1969-1974 REPUBLICAN SPIRO AGNEW-GERALD FORD
38. GERALD R. FORD, JR. JULY 14, 1913 NEBRASKA 1974-1977 REPUBLICAN NELSON ROCKEFELLER

39. JAMES E. CARTER OCT. 1, 1924 GEORGIA 1977-1981 DEMOCRATIC WALTER MONDALE

40. RONALD W. REAGAN FEB 6, 1911 ILLINOIS 1981-1989 REPUBLICAN GEORGE BUSH
41 GEORGE H. BUSH JUNE 12, 1924 MASSACHUSETTS 1989-1993 REPUBLICAN DAN QUAYLE
42. WILLIAM J. CLINTON AUG. 19, 1946 ARKANSAS 1993-2001 DEMOCRATIC AL GORE
43. GEORGE W. BUSH JULY 6, 1956 TEXAS 2001-2009 REPUBLICAN RICHARD CHENEY
44. BARACK OBAMA AUG. 4, 1961 HAWAII 2009- DEMOCRATIC JOE BIDEN
* DIED IN OFFICE
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Historic Confederate veteran who was elected first mayor and was the oldest of the three men.

Orangeburg County
Courtesy of Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce
ALBERGOTTI PLAYGROUND
U.S. 301 at Edisto Gardens, Orangeburg
Named in honor of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Albergotti, Sr. for their
sustaining interest in public recreation for children. Their gener-
ous financial contribution made possible the establishment of the
first city playground near this site. 1922. Dedicated to the youth of
Orangeburg.
ALEXANDER S. SALLEY (1871-1961)
Belleville Road
About 65 yards from corner of King's Road, Orangeburg.
Here was the birthplace of Alexander Samuel Salley who devoted
fifty years to the collection, preservation, and publication of the
historical records of the state as Secretary of the South Carolina
Historical Society, Secretary of the South Carolina Historical
Commission and State Historian.
COURTHOUSE SQUARE
On the Square at Russell, Orangeburg
The third courthouse for Orangeburg County was erected on this site in
1826. It was designed by Robert Mills, who was State Architect at that time.
The structure was destroyed by Union forces during their occupation of
February 12-13, 1865. The fourth courthouse was constructed in 1875 and
served the county until 1928, when it was razed and the site converted into
a park.
EUTAWVILLE
Intersection of SC 6 and S. 38-45, Eutawville.
Settled in the 1840s on higher ground in the healthy pines of upper St. John's Parish, the town
of Eutawville was founded by Santee River plantation owners as a summer refuge for their families.
In 1886 the railroad was established. The town was chartered December 24, 1888 in Berkeley
County and annexed to Orangeburg County in 1910.
EUTAWVILLE
Long before the founding of the village of Eutawville, the area immediately to the north and east
was an important avenue of trade, using Nelson's Ferry Road, the Cherokee Path and the Santee
River. At Eutaw Springs, a strategic point guarding the British supply line from Charleston, a major
battle of the American Revolution took place.

OLD DIXIE CLUB LIBRARY GRAVE OF MAJOR JOHN MAJORBANKS

Corner of Bull and Middleton Streets, Orangeburg
This ante-bellum structure once
stood on Orangeburg's Public
Square. In 1865, it was occupied
by Federal Troops. From 1924 to
1955, it housed the first public
library in Orangeburg County,
organized by the Dixie Club
(1896). Given to the Orangeburg
County Historical Society, in 1955, it was moved to its present
site, the Pioneer Graveyard (1749).
2.5 miles east of Eutawville at Eutaw Springs on SC 6.
After the Battle of Eutaw Springs the British army encamped at Wantcot Plantation, home of
Daniel Ravenel. Now under Lake Moultrie, it was about 25 miles southeast of St. John's Parish, 5
miles west of Bonneau. Major John Majorbanks died and was buried there on October 22, 1781. In
1941 the South Carolina Public Authority moved his grave and marker here.
NORTHAMPTON
Northampton Plantation, residence of Gen. William Moultrie, now under water of Lake Moultrie,
was in St. John's Parish near Black Oak Church, about 5 miles west of the present town of Bonneau.
Before inundation, the South Carolina Public Service Authority moved the Northampton Plantation
marker to its present location.

EUTAW SPRINGS BATTLEFIELD

About 3 miles east of Eutawville HOLLY HILL
on SC 6 State Street, Holly Hill
Last major battle in South This community had come into existence by 1848,
Carolina of the War for American near the Camden fork of the Old State Road. It was
Independence September 8, 1781. chartered in 1887 in Berkeley County following the
coming of the railroad in 1886. The town was annexed
to Orangeburg County in 1910. The post office was
DEFENSE OF EDISTO BRIDGE established in 1848. The public school dates from the
Edisto Gardens, Orangeburg 1880s, and the oldest church from 1890.
Occupying rifle pits and manning a small battery in defense continued on page 9
of the Edisto River Bridge, at this point less than six hundred
Confederates temporarily halted the advance of the wing of the
Federal Army commanded by General W.T. Sherman. On February
12, 1865, the defenders were outflanked by a much larger force ORANGEBURG SECURITY SYSTEMS
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HOLLY HILL
Near this site grew the grove of holly trees around which the town of Holly Hill was built. The
last tree from the original grove was removed in January, 1957. Its age was estimated at 98 years
by the State Forestry Department. In April, 1970, a replacement for this tree was planted during
South Carolina's Tricentennial celebration.

JUDGE GLOVER'S HOME

Whitman Street, Orangeburg
This house, used as headquar-
ters by Gen. William T. Sherman on
February 12, 1865, was built in 1846 by
Thomas Worth Glover (1798-1884),
Teacher, Lawyer, Legislator, Circuit Judge,
and Signer of the Ordinance of Secession.
The house has been remodeled several
times. lt fronted originally on Russell
Street.

THE SANTEE LIMESTONE

2.5 miles east of Eutawville on SC 6 at Eutaw Springs
Sir Charles Lyell, famous British geologist, visited this locality in January, 1842, and gave the
name Santee Limestone to the geological formation underlying this area, pronouncing its age to be
Eocene. Solution of this rock has formed sinks and subsurface caves. Eutaw Springs, now flooded
by Lake Marion, flowed from such underground channels.

LIMESTONE AND MARL FORMATIONS

Santee Limestone, the bedrock formation underlying this area, is locally used as a source of
lime. Embedded in it are many kinds of fossil marine animals. A few miles to the south it is overlain
by an impure limestone called Cooper Marl. This marl together with the limestone are basic materi-
als used in Portland cement manufactured nearby.

MILLER CEMETERY
S. 38-144, .5 miles east of Jameson
This cemetery was the burial site of the Miller family from the early 1800s. The three remaining
stones, erected in 1836, to John Miller (1750-1814); his wife, Margaret Ott Miller; and their son, John
Miller, Jr. Their genealogical connections with many of Orangeburg District's oldest families make
them historically significant to this area.

OLD CHARLESTON ROAD

U.S. 178 near its Junction with U.S. 21
This was the first public road connecting Orangeburg with Charleston and was authorized by an
Act of the General Assembly passed March 16, 1737. It was laid out from Izard's Cowpen, about
ten miles north of Old Dorchester, and spanned two wide swamps. The early settlers of the area
constructed the road and provided for maintenance.
WALNUT GROVE CHURCH
S. 38-92, 4 miles south of U.S. 301
A branch of Four Holes Baptist Church, this church in present Orangeburg County from 1840-
1869, was admitted to the Charleston Association in 1869 and joined the Orangeburg Association
in 1913. The present building was constructed c. 1883. Foundation sills are pegged together and the
seats and backs of pews are solid wide hand planed boards.
WHITE HOUSE CHURCH
U.S. 301, 10 miles north of Orangeburg
This four acre tract of land with an earlier structure known as the White Meeting House was
given to the Methodist Episcopal Church on October 1, 1790 by a deed which is said to be the
earliest documented record of Methodism in Orangeburg County. ln 1801 and 1803 the Society was
visited by Francis Asbury, pioneer Bishop of American Methodism.
ZION CHURCH
U.S. 301, 5 miles south of Orangeburg
Evidence indicates that it was one of the earliest Methodist churches in the Orangeburg area.
The original building, built before the Civil War, was replaced in the 1880s. Appointed ministers
replaced circuit riders about 1843. Zion was abandoned as a full-time church in the early 1930s,
when its members moved to nearby Cope and Orangeburg.
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A Town Lot To An immaculate main street flanked by handsome old homes

creates a favorable impression to the newcomer, but Bowman has
Each Family Head In 1735 much more to offer. This community of 1,200 is proud of its town,
and has been very resourceful in improving it. Among its suc-
cesses has been the Bowman Nature Park, a woodsy recreation-
The earliest settlers in the Orangeburg District were a few Indian traders and scattered graziers,
al area with picnic, meeting and tennis facilities, and the modern
who sought wild pastures for herds of cattle. Records indicate that the first to obtain a grant of land
Bowman Medical Center, where a dentist and doctor maintain
was Henry Sterling, a trader, who settled on Lyon's Creek in 1704. The first to settle in the area now
offices.
occupied by the city of Orangeburg was John Hearn, whose lands in 1732 included the present Fair
Bowman has a water and sewer system and a police depart-
Grounds and whose deed was recorded May 28, 1735.
ment. Orangeburg School District Two operates a high school,
Between these few settlers and the coast was an almost impassable morass of underbrush and
junior high and elementary school in Bowman, and there is also a
swamps; consequently, those seeking homes had little interest in a region so isolated.
private academy.
To encourage settlement, the General Assembly in 1730 (by royal authority) established eleven
Each Christmas season, visitors and residents gather along
townships of 20,000 acres each in the shape of parallelograms 15 by 5 miles along the banks of the
Bowman's main street for a beautiful parade by candlelight. The
chief rivers, including the Pon Pon or Edisto. Orangeburgh township was given its name by
small town's contribution to the holidays has been enjoyed by
Lieutenant-Governor Thomas Broughton, who named it in honor of William IV, Prince of Orange and
thousands.
husband of Princess Anne, daughter of George II of England.
The settlers of Orangeburgh District and town were mostly German-Swiss, who began arriving
in 1735 and continued to reach the district for several years before the movement ended. According
to The Gazette (July 26), about 220 who had paid their passage were going up the Edisto at govern-
ment expense with provisions for one year. Each family head was to receive a lot and fifty acres in
the township for each member in the family.
The lots in Orangeburgh had already been marked off and numbered and several streets had
been named. In fact, there were seventeen streets including one running along the river front. The
center was named Broughton for the lieutenant governor, others were named in honor of His
Majesty's Council (Middleton, Broad, Wragg, Skein, Wright, Bull, and Fenwick). Amelia and Saxe-
Gotha streets were named for other townships. Russell Street was named for Capt. Charles Russell,
commander of the Rangers, who protected the early settlers from both Indians and white outlaws.
In 1768 the Province was divided into seven precincts or districts, the third being called the
Precinct of Orangeburg. It contained three townships: Orangeburgh (Orange Parish), Amelia (Parish
of St. Matthews), and Saxe-Gotha (Lexington-1804). Originally, the district included all of the present
counties of Orangeburg, Bamberg, Barnwell. Calhoun, Lexington, and the larger part of Aiken. It
extended from the Savannah to the Santee and from Charleston and Beaufort districts to present-
day Edgefield.

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Bowman and Branchville, which were once connected by the B and B Railroad. Bowman no longer
has rail service, but Branchville still retains strong railroad ties.
Branchville was founded in 1734 by a Prussian immigrant. Residents of the town are proud to
call it the oldest railroad junction in the world and celebrate their town's past each year with a rau-
cous festival called Raylrode Daze. Frontier shoot-outs, country music and plenty of good eating are
hallmarks of the festival, held the last full weekend in September. Railroad history is also immortal-
ized in the old train depot, which is now a railroad museum and restaurant.
Located 17 miles south of Orangeburg, Branchville has 1,770 residents. Its economy is largely
based on agriculture, though it does have one large garment plant which employs several hundred
people.
Branchville has its own school system, Orangeburg School District Eight, which operates a high
school and elementary school. Services provided by the town government include police protection
and water and sewer service.
Bowman was founded in 1887 and incorporated 16 years later. Its early economy was based
on a lumber mill, but the big business now is dairy farming. The town, located 10 miles south of
Orangeburg, is largely responsible for Orangeburg County's number one ranking in milk production
for the state.
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Orangeburg County Settled
By German/Swiss Immigrants
The history of Orangeburg began almost incidentally, when an Indian Trader
named George Sterling established a camp in 1704 alongside the Pon Pon (now
known as the Edisto) River. During the next 25 years settlers gravitated very
slowly to the site, and in 1730 the General Assembly of South Carolina began a
concentrated effort to populate the area by creating a 75 square-mile township
named in honor of Prince William IV of Orange, the son-in-law of King George II.
The first large groups of settlers were German-Swiss families who came upriver
from Charleston, 75 miles away. These industrious folk, to whom the legislature
allotted 50 acres of land and a year's provisions per family, soon cultivated much
of the county, and Orangeburg was on its way to being an agricultural center.
The Revolutionary War interrupted Orangeburg's progress, and control of the
city seesawed between the rebels and the British as the conflict raged. Eutaw
Springs, near Orangeburg, was the site of the state's last Revolutionary War battle,
when Generals Nathaniel Greene and Francis Marion confronted British General
Stewart. Recovery from the effects of war was slow, and only 20 years after the real
beginnings of prosperity, heralded by the coming of the railroad in 1840, Orangeburg
was thrust back into a devastating conflict. The Civil War was punctuated for the
city in 1865 by Union General William Sherman, who put Orangeburg to the torch
as he marched to the sea. Since that disaster, Orangeburg's citizens have worked
long and successfully to make the area a rewarding place to live.
The Dedication Of Citadel Founder’s
Orangeburg Grave After 135 Years
By Joyce W. Milkie, T&D Staff Writer
Article Reprinted Courtesy Of The Times and Democrat
Submitted By Curtis Campbell
Slightly tilted, its lettering weathered almost to the point where the inscription
is unreadable, the modest gravestone marks the grave of one of the state’s most
distinguished citizens - whose name is almost unrecognized today.
In fact, for almost 40 years, following his death in 1864, Gen. David Flavel
Jamison - founder of The Citadel - lay in an unmarked grave in the old Presbyterian
Cemetery located in back of the Orangeburg County Courthouse off Doyle Street
in Orangeburg.
The marker had never been dedicated, an event that historian and former
teacher Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Miller of Barnwell County said was “long overdue.” This
was made right on May 2, 1999 when dedication ceremonies took place at the
grave.
This outstanding Orangeburg native - statesman, writer, educator and presi-
dent of the South Carolina Secession Convention - served his community and his
state
Jamison was president of the Secession Convention and was a soldier, states-
man and scholar. He served briefly as South Carolina’s Secretary of War.
He represented the Orangeburg district for many years in the state legislature
and was chairman of the Military Committee of the House. It was in this position
that he became known as “The Father of the Citadel.” He introduced a bill to estab-
lish military schools at The Arsenal and The Citadel, known as The Citadel, the
Military College of South Carolina. In 1842, he was appointed by then - Gov.
Hammond as one of the original members of the Board of Visitors and served for
many years in that capacity.
Although he loved literature and was involved in agriculture and in the law,
David Jamison also was, by inclination and heritage, a man of military interests. He
was a cavalryman and rose to command to brigade in the days prior to the War
Between the States.
He was born in White Hall, Orange Parish, now Orangeburg on Dec. 14,
1810.
Jamison was a distinguished scholar and author of the critically acclaimed,
“The Life and Times of Bertrand de Gueslin.” But his standing and importance
didn’t do him much good when Sherman’s troops came through the area in
February of 1865. His home, which contained a superb personal library, was
burned. Jamison’s home was located near that of noted historian William Gilmore
Simms.
After Jamison died in Charleston of yellow fever in 1864, his body was brought
back home to Orangeburg and buried in the Old Presbyterian Cemetery.
Dr. A.S. Salley, a close personal friend of Jamison’s, began a fundraising effort
to put a monument on his grave. Had it not been for this concern and caring by the
late Alex S. Salley, Sr., it could have been many more years, or maybe never, before
continued above
ORANGEBURG COUNTY AREA PAGE 11
continued from below
Gen. Jamison was given his last bit of dignity.
But when Salley learned this man of stature was being all but forgotten, he
started raising funds in 1892 so that at the very least, as marker would be put on
his grave. Dr. Salley was not only a friend of Gen. Jamison but also was a staunch
admirer of this man who had served his community and his state with what histo-
rians was complete dedication, only to become the forgotten man as time
passed.
After Salley’s death in 1895, additional funds for the marker were raised. The
marker was designed by William M. Cauthen and still stands proudly over Jamison’s
final resting place. The marker, which cost $100, was erected in September 1897
but was never dedicated. The ceremony on May 2, 1999 performed that dedica-
tion.
The modest marker’s lettering is weathered severely, making it difficult to read
the inscription. But thanks to recent work done on the Old Presbyterian Cemetery,
a remarkable restoration effort, it looks much more like it did originally. But for
almost 40 years, following his death, Jamison’s grave was unmarked and few knew
where he was interred.
Jamison is one of several signers of the Secession who are buried in the Old
Presbyterian Cemetery, according to local history buffs.
Not only was Gen. Jamison a writer of note but his wife Elizabeth Jamison
wrote her “Tale of the War” in the mid 1880s. Hers is a story that began with privi-
lege and ended with poverty but she does give an uncommon view of the Civil War;
her voice is that of a woman on the home front who gave her sons and husband to
the war, who managed large plantations while they were gone - and who inherited
a completely new world after the conflict was over.
Elizabeth married her first cousin, David Flavel Jamison, son of prominent
physician Dr. Van de Vastine Jamison, when she was 18. Shortly after the marriage
Jamison built a home in Orangeburg on the corner of Russell Street and Railroad
Avenue.
By 1835 the first of their 13 children had been born and the Jamisons had
inherited Elizabeth’s father’s plantation near St. Mathews, a few miles from their
home in Orangeburg. Their youngest daughter, Clara, born in 1857, died in 1942.
They had four other children who died at a very young age. Elizabeth took care of
the domestic needs of the family.
Their plantation was known as Turkey Hill. This information is included in the
David Rumph Family Bible, at the Orangeburg Archives in Orangeburg.
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The writers of this 2009 Historical Review are proud to list PAPA
JOHN’S PizzA along with the other leading businesses.
Brandy and all the team at PAPA JOHN’S thank their customers for
past business and support, and invite the entire area to visit them
today!
PAGE 12 AIKEN, BARNWELL & ORANGEBURG COUNTY AREA

In Remembrance of She's a Grand Ole Flag

The Battle Of Bunker Hill 1775 experiences
"The things that the flag stands for were created by the
of a great people. Everything that it stands
for was written by their lives. The flag is the embodiment,
The British suffered more than 1,000 casualties and not of sentiment, but of history."
about 400 Americans were killed and wounded ~Woodrow Wilson

The Battle Of Bunker Hill was the first large-scale engagement of the American
Revolution, fought on June 17, 1775, in Charlestown (now part of Boston), Mass.
At issue in the battle was possession of Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill, adjoining
heights dominating Boston Harbor. About 1200 American troops, led by Colonel
William Prescott (1726-95), occupied and fortified Breed's Hill during the night of
June 16 as part of the strategic plan to compel the British to evacuate Boston. After
daybreak on June 17 the British commander in chief Thomas Gage began prepara-
tions for an attack on the American position. Naval units were brought within shell-
ing range of Breed's Hill and about 2400 troops under the command of General
William Howe were dispatched from Boston. Meanwhile, about 300 additional
volunteers, including General Warren, had joined the American force.
The British troops, heavily supported by cannonading from naval guns,
launched their initial assault on the American earthworks on Breed's Hill about 3:00
P.M. Colonel Prescott issued the famous order: "Don't one of you fire until you see
the whites of their eyes." The Americans allowed the British to advance almost to
the base of the earthworks and then opened fire. Sustaining severe losses, the
British retreat in confusion to the base of the hill. Gage ordered a second charge,
which was similarly repulsed. During the third British assault the American troops,
having exhausted their ammunition, were forced to withdraw. The British attacked
and captured both hills. American losses in the battle totaled about 440 killed
(including Warren), wounded, or taken prisoner. In the course of the engagement
Charlestown was set on fire by British shells and burned to the ground. The British
suffered more than 1050 killed and wounded, many of them officers. Although
Howe's victory enabled the British to retain their hold on Boston, the American
defense action demonstrated that hastily organized militiamen could trade blow for
blow with British regulars and thereby strengthened morale and the spirit of resis-
tance throughout the rebelling colonies. An obelisk, the Bunker Hill Monument,
stands on Breed's Hill in commemoration of the battle.
The Meanings of
Red, White, and Blue
"On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress passed a reso-
lution authorizing a committee to devise a seal for the United
States of America. This mission, designed to reflect the Founding
Fathers' beliefs, values, and sovereignty of the new Nation, did
not become a reality until June 20, 1782. In heraldic devices,
such as seals, each element has a specific meaning. Even col-
ors have specific meanings. The colors red, white, and blue did
not have meanings for The Stars and Stripes when it was
adopted in 1777. However, the colors in the Great Seal did have
specific meanings. Charles Thompson, Secretary of the
Continental Congress, reporting to Congress on the Seal, stat-
ed:
"The colors of the pales (the vertical stripes) are those used
in the flag of the United States of America; White signifies purity
and innocence, Red, hardiness & valour, and Blue, the color of
the Chief (the broad band above the stripes) signifies vigilance,
perseverance & justice."
"The star is a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to
which man has aspired from time immemorial; the stripe is sym-
bolic of the rays of light emanating from the sun."
From the book Our Flag published in 1989 by the House of
Representatives

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PAGE 14 BAMBERG COUNTY AREA

Bamberg County Courthouse - Vintage Postcard, 1955

City of Bamberg
Reprinted Courtesy Of City Of Bamberg

Our History 
Bamberg, situated in the northern part of Bamberg County, is in the southern region of South
Carolina, known as the Coastal Plains. For many years the incorporated area of the city of Bamberg
was in the form of a circle with a 3-4 mile radius from a center point at the old Southern passenger
station. Through the years the configuration of the town limits have changed but a marker signifying
the old center of town is visible just off of the intersection of Hwy. 301 and Hwy. 78.

Sunday - Saturday – 7:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M.

Journey Through Time & Store Manager – Jason Torrence
For quality groceries, reasonable prices and outstanding ser-
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Bamberg, phone 803-245-3168. This full line grocery features

& Beauty of everything the modern family needs for complete nutrition and
great eating.
With outstanding values in selected meats and personal ser-
Main Street in Bamberg
Vintage Postcard c. 1910
The Old South
There is evidence that the Edisto tribe of the Muskogian
vice behind the counter, this well-known store boasts a meat
department which has become very famous in the local area.
Indians once roamed, hunted, and lived in and around the Their produce is also among the finest with constant attention
area known as Bamberg. Following the Indian, the early being paid to freshness and cleanliness. Canned goods, bakery
settlers arrived, and it is here that the story of Bamberg products, dairy items, sundries, dry goods and everything else
begins.  Among the earliest settlers were many Germans, you need is displayed with skill and pride.
Swiss, as well as Scots-Irish, English, and Huguenots, of In compiling this 2009 Historical Review of leading busi-
Orangeburg, who moved southerly across both forks of the nesses and markets throughout the area, we, the writers are
Edisto River and settled in present Bamberg county. pleased to be able to include this customer-oriented grocery to all
Bamberg town was early known as a cypress swamp. The of our readers!
building of the Charleston – Hamburg railroad in 1832 Jason and everyone at PIGGLY WIGGLY thank their custom-
brought many changes and resulted in great development ers for past business and support, and invite you to shop with
Historic Home of William Fudge them soon!
in this section. The railroad erected a water tank about
where Bamberg is now and the building of the tank started the little city, which later
was to become the seat of Bamberg County.
Bamberg is named for Major William Seaborn Bamberg who came to this com-
munity in the 1840’s. His grandfather, John George Bamberg, a native of Germany,
settled near River’s Bridge following the Revolutionary war. Major Seaborn JEFF’S CAR CARE
Bamberg became one of the most influential businessmen in this section of the
state. Through his foresight, leadership, and ingenuity, he had the town incorpo- LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED BY JEFF BLACK
rated when it was no more than a country crossroad. The original charter, accord- FOREIGN & DOMESTIC
ing to records, was dated December 19, 1855. In earlier years the settlement had TUNE-UPS, TRANSMISSION WORK, BRAKE SERVICE,
been known as Lowery’s. ENGINE REPLACEMENT, OIL CHANGES, ETC.
Five men owned, in 1852, the site of the present city, according to a deed filed
that year in the Barnwell courthouse. They were G.W. Bamberg, W.S. Bamberg,
I.R. Simmons, Owen R. Faust, and Howell Easterling. Major Bamberg, Dr. Raysor, 803-245-4437
and J.J. Barnes purchased a lot for $75 in 1853, and gave it to the Methodists for
a church site. The lot is the present Restland Cemetery. Major Bamberg, who died
in 1858, is buried in Restland Cemetery. 4325 MAIN HWY. BAMBERG
In 1860 Bamberg had about 250 residents, and the depot was the mecca of all JEFF & STAFF THANK THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR PLACING THEIR COMPLETE
people at train time. Bamberg’s main thoroughfare was along the railroad tracks TRUST & CONFIDENCE IN THEM, & REMIND YOU THEY ARE OF SERVICE TO THE ENTIRE AREA!

continued on page 15

CITY OF BAMBERG - continued from page 14
and thus the street
derived its name,
Railroad Avenue.
A few years after
the town was incorpo-
rated, the first shot of
the War Between the
States was fired at Fort
Sumter in 1861.
Bamberg men enlisted
in the Confederate army,
and among the famous
fighting companies of
the war were the
1935 Linen Postcard Bamberg Guards, com-
First Baptist Church manded by Capt. Isaac
S. Bamberg. During the
war Francis M. Bamberg,
brother of Major Seaborn
Bamberg, was recog-
nized for bravery. He
had enlisted as a pri-
vate, later was appoint-
ed a first lieutenant, and
finally received the title
of general by appoint-
ment of Governor Wade
Hampton.
In the 1870’s the
First Baptist Church foundation of the town
As It Looks Today and the erecting of a
business community
was largely due to the
efforts of General
Bamberg, Col. T.J.
Counts, and H.J.
Brabham. Through the
efforts of H.J. Brabham,
a bridge was built in
1882 across the Edisto
River near the site of
the present Highway
Vintage postcard of the 301 bridge. The purpose
Carlisle School is a military was to attract
preparatory school established in 1892. Carlisle Orangeburg County
develops manly men. trade to Bamberg
stores.
By 1890 the town had enjoyed a substantial growth and had become one of
the most important towns between Charleston and Augusta. The tremendous pro-
duction of cotton created must business and there were numerous big stores here,
mostly general merchandise, in the business district.
Carlisle Fitting School, later known as Carlisle Military School, was founded
here in 1893 as a branch of Wofford College. A few years earlier a public school
had been established. Carlisle, a prep school for boys closed in 1977.  The
Bamberg cotton mill was built in 1892. Officers and directors were: Major E.R.
Hays, president; W.D. Smith, treasurer and general manager; F.M. Bamberg, H.J.
Brabham, C.R. Brabham, J.D. Copeland, H.C. Folk, J.B. Black and J.H. Cope, direc-
tors.
On January 19, 1897, formation of
Bamberg County was voted in an election. The
new county was named in honor of General
Francis M. Bamberg. Then in the spring, the leg-
islature authorized creation of Bamberg County
and before the end of the year a courthouse and
county jail had been built by the citizens of the
Town of Bamberg.
The turn of the century found Bamberg
reaching its place as a town of progress and
worthwhile achievements.  During the early years
of the century, a number of business houses were
erected; a city hall built, homes were built and
remodeled. The town boasted the best hotel in
lower Carolina, two prosperous banks, two build-
ing and loan associates. Enterprises such as
Carlisle School
Historic Marker continued above
BAMBERG COUNTY AREA PAGE 15
continued from below
wagon works, oil mill, and cotton mill were here. Real estate was advancing.
The public school building burned November, 1907. While another school was
being constructed, classes were held in the courthouse. The cornerstone of the
new school, which is the present grammar school building, was laid May 7, 1908.
E.P. Allen became school superintendent here that fall and served in that capacity
for 40 years before retiring.  Bamberg’s first fire department was organized in
1908—with the late W.D. Rhoad as Chief.
World War I had its effects on Bamberg. Twenty men from the county were
killed in the conflict.  About 1916 the Rockefeller foundation spent $30,000 on a
drainage system in Bamberg to eradicate malaria. This was an important step in
health promotion in this area, and was accomplished largely through the efforts of
C. W. Rentz, Sr.  In 1918 the flu epidemic paralyzed the town. Several prominent
Bamberg citizens were among those who died during the epidemic. Bamberg got
its first paved street in 1920, another big step in progress. In the ensuing years
Bamberg, as did the nation, suffered the trials and tribulations of depressions, and
another global war. Twenty men from the county gave their lives in World War II.
One of the main North-South highways, U.S. 301, bisects Bamberg. After the
creation of Highway 301, the courthouse was moved in 1950 to its present location
to eliminate a curve in the highway.  Clubs in Bamberg include Lions, Jaycees,
Garden clubs, music and literary clubs, as well as societies that lend a helping
hand to all its people. Boy and Girl Scout troops are active. Other organizations
include the Masons, Order of the Eastern Star, K of P, American Legion and
Auxiliary, V.F.W., Junior Order, and Hospital auxiliary.
Bamberg always has had men of integrity and service in its municipal offices.
It boasts one of the best volunteer fire departments in the state and is supplied with
the latest equipment.  The Bamberg County Memorial Hospital was built on land
given by the late Mrs. Nelle McGee Bamberg and opened in September, 1952.  In
1979, The Bamberg Job Corps Center was opened on the old Carlisle Military
Academy campus. The center serves both male and female disadvantaged young
people aged 16 through 24. The program includes academic, vocational, and social
skills training needed for students to gain independence and get quality, long term
jobs or further their education. The people of Bamberg are interested in the welfare
and progress of the city. The population is approximately 3,800.
Adapted from "The History of Bamberg"
Compiled and Written by Evelyn King Brabham
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or injury which requires specific treatments or equipment? To help them
get back on their feet again, you may need the services of BAMBERG
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES at 3109 Main Hwy. in Bamberg,
phone 803-245-1708.
This reputable firm features such sickroom supplies as oxygen equip-
ment, hospital beds, traction rigging, and much, much more. Their rea-
sonable rates and considerate service have won them the respect of
leading physicians and clinics.
BAMBERG MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES offers pick-up and
delivery service and 24 hour emergency service to their customers. The
road to recovery is a lot smoother with this respected firm’s help. The
writers of this 2009 Historical Review are proud to include BAMBERG
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES along with the area's other lead-
ing businesses.
Everyone at BAMBERG MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
thanks their customers for past business and support, and
reminds you they are of service to the entire area!
PAGE 16

PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Our Years of AMERICA
THESE ARE THE TIMES THAT TRY MEN’S SOULS
The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in the crisis, shrink from the
service of his country; but he who stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of men
and women. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation
with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too
cheap, we esteem too lightly; tis dearness only that gives everything its value, heaven
knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed, if so
celestial an article as “Freedom” should not be highly rated....
I call not upon a few, but upon all; not on this state or that state, but on every state;
up and help us; lay your shoulders to the wheel; better have too much force than too
little, when so great an object is at stake. Let it be told to the future world, that in the
depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city and the
country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet and and to repulse it...
Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose
conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
-Thomas Paine 1776

Long lines of the Great Depression Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date

which will live in infamy....As Commander-
In-Chief of the Army and Navy I have
directed that all measures be taken for our
defense.
Always will be remembered the charac-
ter of the onslaught against us.
No matter how long it may take us to
overcome this premeditated invasion, the
American people in their righteous might
will win through to absolute victory.
-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

We make a living by what we get, but we make

a life by what we give.
-Winston Churchill

Not everything that can be counted counts, and

not everything that counts can be counted.
-Albert Einstein

This is no time to engage in the luxury of cool-

ing off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradu-
alism. Now is the time to rise from the dark and
desolate valley...
-Martin Luther King

Men make history, and not the other way around. In

periods where there is no leadership, society stands still.
Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize
the opportunity to change things for the better.
- Harry S. Truman

From adversity to independence, through civil war & reconciliation, from civil unrest to civil rights... to the moon and back and beyond—against the face of tyr-
anny, human depravity, catastrophic natural disaster and devastating economic poverty—though the events of our young years have been volatile we have learned
both the lessons of victory and those of defeat. Like a child we have fallen, yet with certainty we have risen up, stood tall and grown. Never in our history has there
ever been a time to cower, give up or resign ourselves to complacency.
“A man’s errors are his portals of discovery” -James Joyce
 BARNWELL COUNTY AREA PAGE 17

BARNWELL COUNTY HISTORIC SITES

AARON HOUSE - Three miles out from Barnwell, South Carolina - A Colonel
Aaron built this one-story frame house with gables around 1858. It had a front and
back porch, but the rear porch has been closed in. Parts of the house were built
with materials from the old Circle Inn in Barnwell. Still evident in the mantel is a
footprint from one of Kilpatrick’s troops when they occupied the house.
JOHN ASHLEY HOUSE - 312 West Main Street, Williston, South Carolina -
Adobe brick and plaster and siding were the materials used to build this two-story
colonial, plantation house in the 1820s. The land was granted by the state to John
Ashley in 1802. It is reported that he requested the railroad, which was built in
1833, run the tracks close to the house.
The original wooden flooring on the first floor was replaced with concrete.
Second floor flooring is made of thick wide boards. Floor joists are hand-hewn
heart pine logs. The first floor plan has remained the same, but the plaster walls
and the ceilings have been covered with sheetrock. The second floor has the old
plaster walls, but the ceilings were lowered with sheetrock. After scraping the paint
down to the original plaster, a grocery list was found written on the wall and dated
1860.
The original stairway has been removed and replaced in another location. The
plain wood mantels have been removed in all but two rooms. The exterior of the
house has remained the same with the exception of a back porch and bathroom
addition.
The large white columns downstairs are of brick “toeing in” with plaster outside,
and the ones upstairs are of wood with plaster outside. The original windows still
remain on the porches with the original blinds.
Federal troops occupied the house in 1865 during the Civil War.
BANKSIA HALL - 2108 Reynolds Road, Barnwell, South Carolina - This house
design is typical of the architecture in the western low-country of the period 1790-
1810. Tradition has it that John Ambrose O’Bannon built this residence for one of
his children, Deed Book #5 shows a plat made for Thomas O’Bannon for property
which would include the present structure.
The basic floor plan of this two-story home has not been changed. Six solid,
square columns support the wide piazza across the front of the house. The lumber
is all virgin, heart, long-leaf pine. All woodwork is hand-carved and shows fine
workmanship. The house has high, hand-carved mantels, crown moulding, and
cross-and-bible doors. Most of the locks are English made and date from the
period 1780-1800. The majority of the original hardware is intact. The house origi-
nally had only two closets.
About 1869 the back hallway was enlarged, making a small room. An upstairs
piazza was added to the front of the house around 1890-1900. An old slave kitchen
was blown down by a hurricane in 1886, but the owner, A.P. Manville, had it recon-
structed about ten feet from the main house and connected them by a breezeway.
The breezeway was replaced by a back porch about 1950 and two bathrooms were
installed. Every room except the old kitchen, added in 1886, has a fireplace.
During the Civil War, Kilpatrick’s Calvary occupied the house for five days, and
Federal troops of the occupation, 1865-69 used the building as headquarters for
the Western Low-Country Area of South Carolina. The present drawing-room was
the office where all white men were required to take the “Oath of Allegiance” to the
United States because all white men in South Carolina lost their citizenship after
the Civil War. Albert Perry Manville took the oath there and the original document
hangs there. The property has been the possession of his descendants ever
since.
BETHLEHEM BAPTIST - Barnwell, South Carolina - Bethlehem Baptist Church
was first built in 1829 by the White Baptists and was used by them until 1852. From
1852 until 1860, the white Baptists let the Negro Baptists use the building. In 1860
the Whites helped the Negroes organize their own church, donated the building to
them, and built a larger structure for themselves at the present-day site of Red Hill
Cemetery.
The original structure collapsed in 1898, and the Colored congregation con-
structed another place of worship on the same property, using some of the materi-
als from the original structure.
The most interesting and historic aspect of this organization is that many of
these Negroes were free Negroes and this is one of the few (if not only) Negro
churches organized before the Civil War.
BLACKVILLE MUSEUM - Blackville, South Carolina - The lower portion of this
building was constructed before the Civil War; the upper story was added at a later
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BARNWELL COUNTY HISTORIC SITES - continued from page 17
time. The building has been used as a city hall, a jail, and a school. It is presently
housing the Blackville Museum, which contains items of historic interest from the
Blackville area. Located in the lower portion of the building is a bench mark of the
U.S. Geological Survey.
BUCKINGHAM - Jackson Street, Barnwell, South Carolina - This interesting old
home has twin wings on each side of the main body of the house creating a very
symmetrical effect. The upper part of the columns feature a lacy trim. The building
was constructed in 1825.
CAVE HOUSE - Barnwell County, South Carolina - This one-story house was
built about 1830 and features a central hall.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLES - 1706 Hagood Avenue, Barnwell, South
Carolina - This church was organized November 18, 1848. It was admitted to the
convention in February, 1850. In 1856 Reverend E.A. Wagner donated 1 1/8 acres
for a church and yard. The Gothic building, built in 1856-57, was designed by
Messrs. Barbot and Seyle, architects of Charleston. It was constructed of cypress
with pews of heart pine. There is a slave gallery in the rear and the original stained
glass windows, though repaired, are magnificent, especially the window over the
altar which was a gift of Governor James Hammond. The church was badly dam-
aged in the Civil War and rendered unsafe. Kilpatrick used the building to stable
his horses. It was repaired in 1883.
The present appearance of the church is exactly like it was when it was con-
structed with the exception that originally there was a tall spire which was destroyed
by a hurricane in 1886.
DUNCANNON - Five miles west of Barnwell, South Carolina - Colonel William
H. Duncan built this home sometime between 1846 and 1847. The middle section
is original.
HEALING SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH - State Secondary Road 32, Blackville,
South Carolina - Begun as a Church of England by Nathaniel Walker, it was orga-
nized as a Baptist Church in 1772 because of inability to secure a priest from
Charleston. Walker donated the land for the church and became an ordained
Baptist minister. The present building dates from about 1840-50. Healing Springs
is the oldest organized church of any denomination in Barnwell County.
IRIS HILL - Perry Street Barnwell, South Carolina - Lewis O’Bannon built this
home in 1815. He was responsible for laying out the town of Barnwell and naming
the first ten streets. He was twenty-five years old when the 1817 plat surveyed by
James Thurston on August 4, was recorded. The house has interesting hand-
carved woodwork. Lewis O’Bannon was the first white child born in the town of
Barnwell.
L’ARTIGUE HOUSE - Blackville, South Carolina - This old ante bellum home
was built circa 1832 and is a good example of the architecture of that period. Four
square columns support the porches reaching across the front of each of the two
stories of the home.
OLD BARNWELL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - Academy Street, Barnwell,
South Carolina - Constructed in 1848, the Old Barnwell Presbyterian Church was
renovated to be used for the Barnwell County Museum. The church was organized
in the 1830s in the Boiling Springs District, but the preaching was done on alter-
nate Sundays in the Barnwell County Courthouse. The church building was
erected on a lot purchased by Frederick J. Hay, an elder of the church. In the
Presbyterian statistical tables, the church is listed as Boiling Springs Church, in the
late 1840s.
When the original courthouse was burned by Sherman’s troops in 1865, the
church was used for the courthouse until a new one could be built. In 1891 the
church was struck by lightning and had to be repaired. It contains a slave balcony
and the timbers with which it was built are pegged.
THE RECTORY - 1700 Hagood Avenue, Barnwell, South Carolina - Reverend
Edwin A. Wagner, first rector of the Church of the Holy Apostles, built this house
in 1856 and the James T. Aldrich family bought it from Reverend Wagner in 1859.
Aldrich became the famous Judge of the Civil War and Reconstruction period. He
sold it to Mrs. Hannah Patterson in 1873 and it remained in the Patterson family
until 1951. Distinguished physician Dr. A. B. Patterson lived in it most of the time.
The architecture is the same as that of the church and this house is unique as
the floor plan, stairway and porches are different from any other house in
Barnwell.
ROSEMARY BAPTIST CHURCH - Route #2, Williston, South Carolina - The
first sanctuary was burned during the Civil War in 1865 by Sherman’s Army, leav-
ing nothing but a small well.
The present building was erected in 1869 with Classical style architecture. The
floor, walls, and ceilings are hand-hewn boards and two old kerosene lamps still
hang from the ceiling.
In the late 1950s, the front part of the building was remodeled, but the remain-
der of the building is largely the same as when the church was built. “Old
Rosemary”, as it is affectionately called, is one of the oldest landmarks in Barnwell
County and has mothered many of the other churches in the county: The First
Baptist Church, Williston; Double Pond Baptist Church; Long Branch Baptist; and
Mt. Beulah Baptist.
continued on page 20
Old Glory
There is the National Flag. He must be
cold, indeed, who can look upon its folds rip-
pling in the breeze without pride of country. If
he be in a foreign land, the flag is companion-
ship and country itself, with all its endearment...
The very colors have a language which was
recognized by our fathers; white is for purity;
red, for valor; blue, for justice. And altogether,
bunting, stripes, stars, and colors, blazing in
the sky, make the flag of our country, to be cherished by all our hearts, to be upheld
by all our hands.
-Charles Sumner
Guidelines for Displaying the Flag
1. The flag of the United States should be flown daily from sunrise to sunset in
good weather from public buildings, schools, permanent staffs, and in or near poll-
ing places on election days. The flag may be displayed 24 hours a day on patriotic
holidays or if properly illuminated.
2. The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is bad, except when
an all-weather flag is used.
3. The flag should always be flown on national and state holidays and on those
occasions proclaimed by the President. On Memorial Day, the flag should be half
staffed until noon.
4. The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously. It should never
be dipped to any person nor should it ever be displayed with the union down,
except as a signal of dire distress.
5. The flag should never touch anything beneath it, nor should it ever be carried
flat or horizontally.
6. It should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, drapery, or decoration, nor
for carrying or holding anything.
7. The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner
as to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged. It should never be used as a covering for
a ceiling.
8. The flag should not be draped over the hood, top, sides, or back of a vehicle.
When a flag is displayed on a car, the flag's staff should be fixed firmly to the chas-
sis or clamped to the right fender.
9. The flag or its staff should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner
whatsoever. Nor should any picture, drawing, insignia or other decoration be
placed on or attached to the flag, its staff, or halyard.
10. The flag should not be embroidered on cushions, handkerchiefs, or other per-
sonal items nor printed on anything designed for temporary use and discarded.
However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen,
policemen, or members of other patriotic organizations.
11. When the flag is so worn or soiled that it is no longer suitable for display, it
should be destroyed in a dignified manner, preferably by burning.
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of relaxation, fun and learning, so that the children really enjoy coming to this fine center.
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BARNWELL COUNTY HISTORIC SITES - continued from page 18
RYAN HOUSE - Barnwell, South Carolina - The middle of this house, built circa 1850, is original.
It has a porch which extends on two sides of the house with square columns supporting the porch
roof.
WEATHERSBY-CHAPMAN HOUSE - Williston, South Carolina - This stately old home was occu-
pied by Federal troops the night of February 8, 1865. It was one of the very few that was not put to
the torch.
Twin staircases, flanking the two-level portico, lead to the second floor. The four stuccoed col-
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Barnwell County

History:
Barnwell County and its county seat of Barnwell were named
God’s Acre Healing Springs
for Revolutionary War leader John Barnwell (1748-1800). The Located in Barnwell County, SC.
county was originally part of Orangeburg District, and in 1785 it
was named Winton County. It was given its current name in 1800. The water from these artesian wells is said to
Barnwell County has decreased in size over the years as new have mystical healing powers.
counties were created within its boundaries (Aiken in 1871,
Bamberg in 1897 and Allendale in 1919). The South Carolina Features and facilities
Railroad, which connected Charleston to Hamburg on the *Picnic tables *Historic monuments
Savannah River, was built through this area, creating the towns of *Water features: Healing Springs
Blackville and Williston in the mid-nineteenth century. In more *No Public restrooms
recent years the county was the home of several powerful state
politicians, known collectively as the "Barnwell Ring." Included Hours: Always open • Admission: Free
were state Senator Edgar A. Brown (1888-1975), Speaker of the
House Solomon Blatt (1895-1986), and Governor Joseph E. How to get there
Harley (1880-1942). Located near SC #3 north of Blackville., Take I-20 to exit #18 and
go south on SC #19 (Edgefield Road / Laurens Street) for 9.1 kilo-
meters into downtown Aiken. Turn left onto US #78 (Richland Ave.)
Edgar Allan Brown (1888-1975) and go southeast 51 km. into the town of Blackville. Turn left and go
President Pro Tempore
north on SC #3 (Soloman Blatt Ave.) for 4.6 km. Turn right onto
of the South Carolina Senate
Healing Springs Road (#32) and go east 0.4 km. Turn right onto
Edgar Allan Brown was born on July 11, 1888 near Aiken. He
Springs Court (#358), and go south until you reach God“s Acre
had a law practice in Barnwell and was active in banking. Brown
Healing Springs.
was active in the state and national Democratic Party.
Longitude -81.2737, Latitude 33.392
Brown served a total of 50 years as a member of the state
legislature. The Senate elected him President Pro Tempore in
1942 and he retained that position until his retirement at the end
of the 99th General Assembly.
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LEXINGTON COUNTY &

ITS HISTORIC TOWNS What
Lexington County was formed in 1785 and named for the first battle of the
Revolutionary War (Lexington, Mass.). This area was the scene of bitter fighting
Can You Do About
after Tory outrages had stirred the anger of the settlers who were at first loyal to
the king. A charter was issued for the town of Lexington in January, 1820. Today, it
is the county seat of Lexington County and has a population of over 2,660.
Osteoarthritis?
CAYCE - Below Cayce was Granby, one of the first settled villages in South
Every year, hundreds of thou-
Carolina. This was the site of the famous Fort Granby, the scene of two
sands of Americans who suffer from
Revolutionary battles. The Cayce House, on the southeastern edge of town, built
osteoarthritis must undergo hip
in 1765 as a trading post, served several famous American Generals as Thomas
replacement surgery. When all other
Sumter, Light Horse Harry Lee, and Nathanael Greene. The 1790s brought bad
options for treating severe osteoar-
luck to the area with floods, and Columbia began to develop while Granby declined.
thritis of the hip have been exhaust-
Granite from a nearby quarry was used in the building of our State House.
ed, artificial hip joints offer a solution
CHAPIN - Named for its first citizen, Martin Chapin, a native New Yorker, who
with a high rate of success. But how
moved to the area In 1850 after his doctor suggested he go South and work
can you prepare for this major opera-
among the pines, because the fumes would be good for him.
tion, and what can you do afterwards,
DUTCH FORK - Settled by Germans or Deutsche durlng the 1700s, the area
to protect the new joint and keep it
starts just across from Columbia at the confluence of the Rivers Broad and Saluda
intact for years to come? In the new-
and spreads westward into Lexington County.
est issue of number of practical tips
GILBERT - Gilbert Hollow, as in the town of Gllbert, was named for Jonathan
from some of the world’s leading
Gilbert, first town settler after the railroad came through in 1868. This pretty com-
experts. Written in everyday English
munity each 4th of July is the site of a festival which commemorates the area's
and clearly illustrated. “Arthritis Info”
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THE CAYCE HISTORICAL MUSEUM is located within the old Saxe Gotha
postage - no envelope is necessary.
Township and represents the earliest settlement in the Midlands of South Carolina.
Thank you.)
The focal point in the museum is a reconstruction of the Trading Post established
by James Chesnut and Joseph Kershaw at Granby Village in 1765. The British
Forces seized the trading post in early 1781 and fortified it as Fort Granby. Emily
Geiger, South Carolina's exciting heroine of the American Revolution, was held
captive by the British on July 3, 1781. She memorized, and swallowed a note from
General Nathaniel Greene to General Thomas Sumter and was released for lack
of evidence. By 1816, after the Revolutionary War, this house became the house
of the James Cayce family, and was called the Cayce House. For years historians
described it as “The oldest and most important historical structure in the back
country”.
THE TRADING POST ROOM: includes memorabilia of Lord Cornwallis,
THESE ARE THE TIMES
THAT TRY MEN’S SOULS
Commander of the British forces in the South; of Emily Geiger; Cayce family fur-
nishings used in the house following the American Revolution; and other local 18th
century items. Also displayed herein are pieces of art by local artists who once
resided in the old Saxe Gotha District.
THE SAXE GOTHA - GRANBY ROOM: features historical information per-
taining to the local Congaree Indians. There are exhibits of Congaree Indian arti-
The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in the crisis,
shrink from the service of his country; but he who stands it now,
facts found in the local area of the Congaree Indian Village. In this room is a
deserves the love and thanks of men and women. Tyranny, like hell, is
diorama of the original Fort Congaree built in 1718. Also on display are original
not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the
maps of Saxe Gotha Town, 1733; an original map of Granby; and a detailed sketch
harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too
of the village in 1774. Other exhibits in this room reflect the agricultural and com-
cheap, we esteem too lightly; tis dearness only that gives everything
mercial trade industry in Saxe Gotha Township during the 18th century.
its value, heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and
THE EMILY GEIGER ROOM: were the quarters occupied by Lord Rawdon
it would be strange indeed, if so celestial an article as “Freedom”
while in command of Fort Granby during 1781. It contains local furnishings appro-
should not be highly rated....
priate to the era. On July 2, 1791, young Emily volunteered to carry instructions
I call not upon a few, but upon all; not on this state or that state,
through enemy lines. On July 3, 1781, she was discovered, arrested, and interro-
but on every state; up and help us; lay your shoulders to the wheel;
gated at Fort Granby. Emily was locked in Lord Rawdon's room until a Tory woman
better have too much force than too little, when so great an object is
could come and search her. She memorized the note, swallowed it, and was
at stake. Let it be told to the future world, that in the depth of winter,
released due to lack of evidence. She was able to deliver the message of General
when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city and the
Nathaniel Greene to General Thomas Sumter the following evening. The exploit of
country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet and to
Emily Geiger resulted in a great victory for the American forces, and defeat for the
repulse it...
British forces in South Carolina. A life sized scene depicting this event is a center
Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is
of attraction to visitors.
firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his
THE VICTORIAN ROOM: represents the years 1837 to 1901. On display are
principles unto death.
ladies Victorian fashions, hand sewn and hand woven pieces. Exhibits include a
variety of household items, tools and equipment of the Victorian period. A special
exhibit contains military items used during the War Between The States. There are Thomas Paine 1776
1865 sketches of Camp Sorghum, the Confederate prison camp for Union officers;
continued on page 22
PAGE 22 LEXINGTON COUNTY AREA

REVEREND CHRISTAIN THEUS The Wind & The Leaves

Submitted By Cathy Lynn Hall
Reverend Christain Theus was the first minister in the Saxe Gotha area, arriv-
ing with his parents from Switzerland in 1739 to minister to the German Reformed Come little leaves said the wind one day
and Lutheran settlers. He was an erudite man, and all records speak in the highest Come over to the meadow with me and play
terms of praise concerning him. He rode horseback over a radius of 40 miles to Put on your dresses of red and gold
minister to the settlers, and also taught school. He lived to be an aged man; his Summer is gone and the days grow cold
grave can be seen at Sandy Run Lutheran Church in Sandy Run. The Sandy Run
Lutheran Church, formerly named Salem, is one of the oldest churches in the Down they came fluttering one and all
central part of South Carolina. Abraham Geiger erected Reverend Theus' tomb- Over the brown fields they danced and flew
stone at his own expense. If he had not done so we would never know where the Singing the soft little songs they knew
first minister was buried.
The Swiss-German immigrants seeking religious freedom were of an element Dancing and flying the little leaves went
that had strength of character which would make sacrifices for conscience sake. Winter had called them and they were content
They surpassed in the cultivation of the soil, bringing with them that love of an Soon fast asleep in their earthly beds
appreciation of the land, and what the possession of it means in security and pro- The snow laid a blanket over their heads.
vision for the future race. A strong and virile stock, that held to high standards,
ideals and ideas, that had been instilled in them, and which they, in turn, passed
on to their children. They gave their children the best education available, either in
the schools or through tutors and governesses brought up from Charleston.
In every war in American history, they or their descendants, have stood with
their adopted country for the defense of those principals that have built America.
Leading in church and education, their names are to be found as patriots, in
1759-1760 when Indians attacked, in the American Revolution, in the War Between
the States, in World War I, World War II and other wars. They came to enjoy free-
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first half of the 20th century. It parades the founders of Cayce, its mayors, council
members and citizens who played a vital role in the progress of Cayce since incor-
poration in 1914. Cayce became an important railroad town. A diorama of the
Seaboard Round House (Constructed in 1917), and the railroad yard is displayed
in this room. Beautiful patch work quilts on display depict local, historical sites and
observances and are outstanding art pieces. The Cayce Historical Museum has
one of the finest collections of early South Carolina post cards to be found. Many
of these are exhibited in the Cayce Room.
THE VISITORS CENTER: provides information and assistance to all visitors.
It will accommodate approximately 50 people for briefings, lectures and visual CALL AHEAD OR ORDER ONLINE AT WWW.PIZZAHUT.COM, SO
education programs. Hands-on tours are planned for groups of small children. A YOUR PIZZA IS READY WHEN YOU ARE.
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ate to the period when flax, indigo, rice, hemp and cotton were major products 514 COLUMBIA AVE. 2721-A EMANUEL CHURCH RD.
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Within the Museum are three old and original structures that support the mis-
sion of the Cayce Historical Museum. The SEPARATE KITCHEN FAMILY DAIRY
(milk house) and the SMOKE HOUSE are furnished with appropriate items repre- 1 MEDIUM 1-TOPPING PIZZA MIA — $6.99 OR $5.00 EACH
senting the 18th century era. WHEN YOU BUY 3 OR MORE.
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THE RAILROAD CABOOSE contains the Railroad Hall of Fame, commemo-
rating the industrialization of Cayce, South Carolina as a railroad town. It includes
140 pictures of those who worked locally on the railroad, or whose tour of duty
passed through the City of Cayce. In addition, there are exhibits representing rail-
road activity since 1842.
“Uncle Bill” Cayce became Cayce’s first merchant having built his store near a
railroad siding. The site was known locally, and by railroaders, as “Cayce Crossing”.
Also, located on the museum grounds is the DIXIANA DEPOT (CA 1922) which
was once an important passenger and commercial stop between Savannah and
Columbia.
THE GRANBY GARDENS PARK is located in the area of the Museum. It has service contracts • warranted systems • inspection Letters
excellent playground facilities for adults and children. Tables are available to saLes • service • instaLLation • aLL makes & modeLs
groups and individuals for picnic outings. THE GRANBY BOTANICAL GARDENS
are also located next to the Cayce Historical Museum in a natural setting along a 24 hour emergency service
creek where once flax was grown. This garden includes the plants that the first
settlers brought into Saxe Gotha Township as early as 1737. Light commerciaL • mobiLe homes • residentiaL
The CAYCE HISTORICAL MUSEUM is located at 1800 12th Street Ext.
(CITY HALL COMPLEX) in Cayce, SC. Their hours of operation are: Closed 803-936-0009
Monday; Open Tuesday thru Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday www.airmasterheatandair.com
2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Small admission charge (FREE ON SUNDAY). For more informa- coLumbia, irmo, Lexington,
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 LEXINGTON COUNTY AREA PAGE 23

IT ALL BEGAN ON THE CONGAREE RIVER...

Before the white man came, the Congaree Valley, along the west side of the Congaree River,
was peopled by the Congaree Indians. On November 20, 1566, the first white expedition reached
the Congaree Indian Town. Captain Juan Pardo, with an army of 125 men and his priest, raised the
Spanish flag over the Congaree town and claimed this town for Spain.
Over a century passed before the first Englishmen penetrated the Congaree Valley. First to
come were explorers and traders. Also, about 1700, the Cherokees began to trade at the Congaree
with the English from Charles Towne.
During the reign of Queen Anne of England (1702-1713), she bequested a large tract of land
west of the Congaree and Saluda Rivers, and named it Saxe Gotha. This tract was allotted for
settlement by oppressed Palatine refugees from along the Rhine River in Germany. In 1716, the
Charles Towne government into an agreement with the Cherokee Indians to establish the first inland
trading post. A combination of military and mercantile posts were erected at the Congaree Town of
Indians in 1718. It was known as Fort Congaree. This important trading center was the first European
structure in the midlands of South Carolina.
This area was given its first true political identity in 1733 as Congaree District, one of eleven
districts laid out with a Township and Town. It was a defense buffer zone for Charles Towne against
hostile Indians. In 1735, the district was renamed Saxe Gotha, the original name designated by
Queen Anne.
In 1754 the wagon road between Saxe Gotha Township and Augusta was opened. Also, Martin
Friday (Fridig) began operating a ferry over the Congaree River, where Granby Village was estab-
lished in 1760.
Granby continued to grow and become the most important inland commercial trading market
east of the Mississippi River. In 1802, Granby was considerably larger than Columbia, and described
as one of the most important towns in the States, with over 200 houses. When Lexington County Cayce Historical Museum,
was established in 1785, Granby became the seat of the new county. With the growth of Columbia, 1800 12th Street, Cayce, South Carolina 29033
Granby gradually declined as a strong community. In 1818, the seat of Lexington County was moved (803) 796-9020 Ext. 48
to the present Town of Lexington.

Historic Columbia House Museums

Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens
Built in 1818, this restored antebellum mansion is furnished with
Hampton and Preston family pieces. The mansion offers visitors a view of
life from 1818-1868, the period when influential families occupied the
property. More Information.

Mann-Simons Cottage
Celia Mann, a slave who acquired her freedom in Charleston and then
walked to Columbia, purchased the cottage circa 1850. Her descendants
occupied the home for more than 100 years. More Information.
Robert Mills House and Park
This restored mansion was built in 1823 and designed by South
Carolina's most famous architect, Robert Mills. Mills designed the
Washington Monument and other federal structures. The house is fur-
nished in period pieces. More Information.
Woodrow Wilson Family Home
Woodrow Wilson, the nations 28th president, spent four years of his
youth in Columbia. He and his family lived in this home built by his parents
in 1872. The Tuscan-villa styled cottage is furnished with several Wilson
family pieces. More Information.
Tickets
Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00, last tour begins at 4:00
Single Admission (per person/per house)
Adult (ages 18-64) $5.00
AAA Adult, Senior Citizen (65 and over), Active Military, College Students $4.00
Youth (ages 6-17) $3.00 • Under 6 Free
Combination Ticket (tours of all four house museums)
Adult (ages 18-64) $18.00
AAA Adult, Senior Citizen (65 and over), Active Military, College Students $14.00
Youth (ages 6-17) $10.00
All Tickets for the House Museums are purchased at the Robert Mills Welcome Center and
Museum Shop located at 1616 Blanding Street between Blanding and Taylor on Henderson. Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 - 4:00. Historic House Tours are offered every hour on the hour, last tour
begins at 3:00. Parking is available off Henderson Street between Blanding and Taylor Streets.
Locally Owned & Operated by Brenda Young, Stylist
Proudly Serving This Area With Over 15 Years Experience
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 8:30 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Thursday 8:30 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Saturday 8:30 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Stylists - Ann Gardner, Hope Slyce & Darlene Richards
Nail Technician - Dana Fulmer
Receptionist - Kari Young
Hairstyling to suit the individual is what’s offered at BRENDA’S
FAMILY HAIR SALON, a family hair salon, located at 105 Reed
Ave. in Lexington, phone 803-808-8110.
This well-known family hair salon features stylists that use
the most modern techniques and hair care products to assure
that you have a style that is distinctly you. The stylists at BRENDA’S
FAMILY HAIR SALON specialize in all phases of hair and nail
services, from simple hair cutting, coloring, perming and foiling,
waxing or a whole new makeover. Their nail technician offers the
best in manicure, pedicure, paraffin waxing and acrylic nail ser-
vices. They offer a wide variety of hair care products as well as a
gift boutique of handbags, jewelry, greeting cards and hair acces-
sories.
You’ll always feel better after a visit to this unique and fine
shop. The writers of this 2009 Historical Review think you will
soon become a regular customer after a visit to this quaint little
family salon in Lexington!
This salon offers a comfortable family atmosphere that we
know you will enjoy time and time again and Brenda and every-
one at BRENDA’S FAMILY HAIR SALON thank their customers
for past business and support, and look forward to serving you
throughout all of 2009!
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Real quality and superior services are what you’ll always find when you
shop WALMART SUPERCENTER in Lexington. This well-known super-
center is located at 5556 Sunset Blvd., phone 803-808-3740, and features
one of the area’s finest assortments of this type of merchandise. Stop in
today and look over the outstanding selection of values available. A full-line
of clothing for every member of the family, as well as furniture, housewares,
hardware, sporting goods, hunting supplies, a full line grocery department,
bakery, deli, meat department, fresh produce, a beauty salon, pharmacy,
one hour photo, vision center, portrait studio, all those personal touch items
for your car and much, much more can be found here.
A leader in every respect, WALMART SUPERCENTER has been a cor-
nerstone in the business community for many years now. Their honest and
forthright business practices have won them the respect and admiration of
their customers, and even their competitors. It’s the kind of quality that
stands behind the name WALMART SUPERCENTER...your best bet for
everything! They accept most major credit cards.
The authors of this 2009 Historical Review are pleased to include this fine
store in this edition and remind you, WALMART SUPERCENTER features
low, low prices everyday!
Cliff and all the associates at WALMART SUPERCENTER thank their
customers for past business and support, and look forward to serving you
in the future!