| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — "The Jefferson Airplane" |
| | Helicopter 17338 "The Jefferson Airplane" served in
Vietnam from 1968-1972 with the 92nd Assault Helicopter
Company (AHC) "Stallions"' with the 190th AHC, and the
17th Calvary, A Troop, 1st Aviation Brigade
The US Army infantry units transported were the 173rd
Airborne Brigade, 101 st Airborne Division, 1st Cavalry
Division, 4th Infantry Division, 198th Light Infantry
Brigade, 199th Light Infantry Brigrade, 5th Special
Forces, and The United States Marine Corp.
Areas of Operations . . . — Map (db m29391) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — “The Sundial” |
| | The oldest known device for the measurement of time,
a sundial indicates time by the position of the shadow
of a gnomon cast by the sun on the face of a dial
marked in hours. The gnonon is a flat piece of metal in
the center of the dial with its back pointing towards the
north pole when in the northern hemisphere and facing
due south and with the upper edge slanting at an angle
equal to the latitude of the location of the sundial.
Obtained from Mr.D.B. Haselton, Ironmonger, . . . — Map (db m9000) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — 6-18 — Bank Of Barnwell / Edgar A. Brown Law Office |
| | Bank Of Barnwell
This building, constructed
in 1887 as the Bank of
Barnwell, was home to a
succession of banks for 116
years. The bank occupied
the first floor, and the law
offices occupied the second
floor, with additions in
1950 and 1961. This was
the Bank of Barnwell 1887-
1909, Western Carolina Bank
1909-1932, the Bank of
Barnwell 1932-1963, State
Bank and Trust from 1963 to
the late 1970s, then housed
several bank branches until
First Citizens . . . — Map (db m63199) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — 6-15 — Barnwell |
| | Barnwell, originally called “Red Hill” and later “the Village,” was founded in 1800 when a courthouse was built on land donated by Benjamin Odom. Both Winton
County and its new county seat were renamed for John Barnwell (1748-1800), a S.C. militia officer in the Revolution and afterwards. Barnwell was incorporated in 1829 with the town limits extending ¾ mi. from the courthouse. The heart of the city is the Circle, with its unique 1858 vertical sundial. . . . — Map (db m8524) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — Barnwell Army Airfield |
| | Barnwell Army Airfield was built to
serve as a satellite base to the
Columbia Army Air Base during WWII.
Construction of the Barnwell base
began in September, 1942, with the
first plane landing three weeks
later. The base was completed in
April, 1943.
B-25 Bomber Crews trained here and
at bases in Greenwood, North and
Walterboro with bombing ranges
located at Lake Murray, Pontiac and
Poorman's located north of
Charleston.
After the war, the airport was
released . . . — Map (db m28900) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetary |
| | Sometimes called the Red Hill Cemetary
Original Site of Barnwell First Baptist Church.
First Baptist Church is the Oldest Continual
Institution in Barnwell Established in 1802
Both the 1850 building and the 1926 building
stood on this site.
Earlier Church Buildings were located nearby
the Cemetary is one of the oldest in Barnwell
another Old Baptist Cemetary Located on the
Corner of Wall and Gilmore Streets across from
Bethlehem Baptist Church Location of the
1825 Baptist Church . . . — Map (db m50796) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — Barnwell County Confederate Monument — 1900 |
| |
Our Confederate Dead
(West Face) Who throughout a long
and bloody struggle dis-
played a heroism and de-
votion to duty unsurpass-
ed. If ever equaled in the
annuals of war.
(South face)
Who wrung from the great
commander of the opposing
armies the humiliating
confession that they could
be overcome only by attri-
tion. And in the deadly con-
teat in which they engaged
their spirits were never
broken. Their courage never
quailed. Their . . . — Map (db m8657) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — 6-13 — Barnwell County Courthouse |
| | (Marker Front)
Barnwell County, originally Winton County,
was created out of Orangeburgh District
in 1785. Renamed Barnwell District in 1798
for John Barnwell (1748-1800), a S.C. militia
officer in the Revolution and afterwards,
it became Barnwell County in 1868. The
first courthouse was built at Boiling Springs
in 1789 and was replaced by a courthouse
built here in 1800. Later courthouses here
were built in 1819 and 1848.
(Marker Reverse)
The 1848 courthouse was . . . — Map (db m8717) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — 6-10 — Bethlehem Baptist Church |
| | (Front text)
This church, officially organized in 1868, had its origins in the antebellum Barnwell Baptist Church, which was located on this site until about 1854, when it built a new church on another lot. At that time several free blacks and slaves who were members of Barnwell Baptist Church asked to use the old 1829 sanctuary for worship and meetings. The congregation agreed, and the group met here informally until 1868.
(Reverse text)
In 1868 seven black members of . . . — Map (db m27582) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — Collins Park |
| | This park was given to the City of Barnwell
by the Robert O. Collins Family in 2000.
It was once the site of the home of
William Gilmore Simms and his wife,
Emma Hertzog Simms. The property,
purchased by Joseph Allen Porter in 1919,
remained in the Porter family and was
ultimately purchased by Robert O. Collins.
During the first half of the 20th century, this
corner of Main Street and Marlboro Ave.
became a meeting place for neighborhood
nurses and their young charges. The . . . — Map (db m8525) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — Edgar A. Brown — 1888-1975 |
| | Court Stenographer Second Circuit 1908-1918
Member of House of Representatives 1921-1926
Speaker House of Representatives 1925-1926
South Carolina Senate 1929-1972
President Pro Tempore of Senate 1949-1972
Chairman Senate Finance Committee 1942-1972
Clemson Board of trustees:
Member 1934-1947
Life Member 1948-1975
President of Board 1966-1975
President South Carolina Bar Association
A career of public service dedicated to the people of Barnwell County and the state of . . . — Map (db m8797) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — 6-2F — Ellenton Agricultural Club |
| | Established March 24, 1894, this agricultural club was organized to promote the welfare and interests of the Ellenton farmers and to improve conditions generally. The first clubhouse, built in 1904, was moved here in 1953 after the town of Ellenton was abandoned to make way for the Savannah River Plant. — Map (db m8701) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — 6-19 — Fuller Park |
| | This park, built and opened
in 1933 with funding from
the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation (RFC), was
named for Cornell G. Fuller
(1895-1972), mayor of
Barnwell 1932-38 and chair
of this and other New Deal-
era public projects in
Barnwell. The park included
a swimming pool and bath-
house, dance pavilion,
tennis courts, and baseball
stadium. The minor league
Albany (N.Y.) Senators held
spring training at Fuller
Park for several years in
the . . . — Map (db m63304) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — 6-5 — Morris Ford Earthworks — 1780 & 1865 |
| | (Front text)
Nearby earthworks at Morris Ford, on the Salkehatchie River, built in the spring 1780 by Loyalists under Ben John. In May, soon after Charleston fell to the British, Capt. John Mumford of the South Carolina militia was killed in action in a clash with John’s Loyalists; he is buried at the site. In early 1865 Confederate cavalry under Maj. Joseph Wheeler rebuilt the old earthworks.
(Reverse text)
Wheeler delayed the advancing Federal cavalry under Brig. . . . — Map (db m8671) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — 6-20 — Red Hill At Turkey Creek |
| | This high bluff was called
Red Hill in the colonial
era. It overlooks Turkey
Creek, which flows into the
Great Salkehatchie River.
The Charleston-to-Augusta
road, along an old Indian
trail, crossed the creek
nearby. The waters of
Turkey Creek and White Oak
Springs, just north of this
site, were incentives for
the early settlement and
development of what would
later become Barnwell.
(Reverse text)
McHeath's Tavern, the first
business in what became . . . — Map (db m63305) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — Solomon Blatt, Sr. — 1895-1986 |
| | Born in Blackwell, South Carolina on February 27, 1895, Soloman Blatt has unselfishly devoted a lifetime of remarkable service to all of the citizens of Barnwell County and the state of South Carolina while setting National and International records for length of distinguished service as a successful lawyer of outstanding ability, as a member and Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Barnwell South Carolina
Dedicated October 7, 1986 — Map (db m8801) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — The Police Station |
| | Built by Charles C "Carl" Cheek in early
1944 with the assistance of German Prisoners
of War who helped draw up the plan and
worked on the construction.
This police station was first used as a guard
house at the prisoner of war camp where the
Allendale and Barnwell Counties Disabilities
and Special Needs Board is Now Located at the
Corner of Hagood and Park Street.
After the War when the camp was dismantled,
the building was moved to the circle to serve
as a police . . . — Map (db m50795) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — To Honor the Memory of those Soldiers |
| | from Barnwell County
who gave their services
in the Revolutionary War — Map (db m8497) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — To the Veterans of All The Wars — ( Barnwell County, South Carolina ) |
| |
(West Face)
[ US Army Emblem ]
Dedicated
To the Glory of God
To the Veterans of all Wars
Presented by Comrades in Arms
American Legion Post and
Auxiliary Units of Barnwell County
( South Face)
[ Marine Corps Emblem ]
Dedicated
To the Glory of God
To the Veterans of all Wars
( East Face )
[ Coast Guard Emblem ]
Dedicated
To the Glory of God
To the Veterans of all Wars
( North Face )
[ US Navy Emblem ] . . . — Map (db m19790) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — 6-2R — Town of Ellenton |
| | By 1873, a post office named Ellentown was located on the Port Royal Railroad, about 20 miles W. of here. In 1880, the town of Ellenton was incorporated. According to local tradition, the town was named for Ellen Dunbar, a local resident. Ellenton was abandoned in the early 1950s to make way for the Savannah River Plant. — Map (db m8495) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Blackville — 6-12 — Barnwell County Courthouse |
| | The county courthouse was on this site from 1871 to 1874. In 1869 Republican state senator Charles P. Leslie, a native of New York, sponsored an act to move the county seat from Barnwell to Blackville. Court was first held in a church until a two-story brick courthouse was built at a cost of $8000. After the county seat returned to Barnwell the courthouse housed Blackville Academy, later a public school. — Map (db m8704) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Blackville — Blackville |
| | A Glimpse into Blackville's Past
The South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company began construction of what was to be the longest continuous rail for commercially operated steam locomotives in 1830. The track was to connect Charleston and Hamburg, near modern North Augusta. Mr. John Alexander Black was employed by the SCCRR to survey and establish locations for fuel and water stops for the train. He chose the locale of Blackville for the first overnight stop because it was about one day's . . . — Map (db m46791) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Blackville — 6-5 — Blackville : Town Of The Phoenix / Battle of Blackville |
| | (Front text)
Blackville: Town of the Phoenix
Blackville was founded in 1833 as the first overnight stop on the new railroad operated by the S.C. Canal & Railroad Co. It was also the scene of 4 major fires in the late 19th century (in 1865, 1876, 1887, and 1888), each of which almost destroyed the town. Editor A. E. Gonzales nicknamed Blackville “The Town of the Phoenix” in 1889 in honor of its ability to rise again and again from the ashes and rebuild. . . . — Map (db m8656) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Blackville — 6-16 — Macedonia Baptist Church |
| | (Front text)
This church, the first African-American Baptist church in Barnwell County, was founded in 1866 when Rev. James T. Tolbert preached in Blackville under a brush arbor; the first sanctuary was built in 1868. The church hosted the first state convention of black Baptists, held here in 1875, and built its second sanctuary by 1887. The present sanctuary was built here in 1976.
(Reverse text)
This is the mother church of eight churches founded 1867-1922: Ebenezer, . . . — Map (db m28080) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Blackville — Solomon Blatt Highway |
| | Named In Honor
Of
"Mr. Speaker"
who has traveled this road
between Barnwell and Columbia
thousands of times
as
member, House of Representatives
since 1933
Speaker of the House
1937 — 47 1951 —73
A record unequalled in U.S.
Speaker Emeritus since 1973
His influence and leadership
have contributed significantly
to a sound and stable state
government, to industrial
development, to institutions
of higher learning, and
to the . . . — Map (db m55175) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Blackville — Solomon Blatt, Sr. |
| | Erected to honor
Solomon Blatt Sr.
who was born in Blackville February 27, 1825
The son of Nathan and Mollie Blatt
A courageous gentleman and statesman who loves Blackville
and all its citizens.
No other Blackville citizen has been honored as has Mr. Blatt
and for this he has shown his gratitude in many ways
January 5 1986
This marker is on the site where Mr. Blatt's father
ran a mercantile business for nearly 50 years. — Map (db m46977) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Boiling Springs — 6-8 — Boiling Springs Academy |
| | [Marker Front]:
Boiling Springs Academy was founded by the Boiling Springs Academical Society in 1823, with trustees Hansford Duncan, John Fowke, James Furse, William Gillette, Gideon Hagood, Frederick Hay, Lawrence Hext, James Higginbottom, Jennings O'Bannon, and Angus Patterson. The academy building, along with its records, was burned by Federal troops in February 1865.
[Marker Reverse]:
The academy was reopened, and the present one-room school building constructed, in . . . — Map (db m8666) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Boiling Springs — 6-9 — Boiling Springs Presbyterian Church |
| | [Marker Front]:
This church was organized by Rev.
James H. Thornwell on authority
from Charleston Presbytery; F.J.
and W.A. Hay were its first elders.
By 1846 Rev. Samuel H. Hay preached
on alternate Sundays here and at a
new church in Barnwell; this congregation
soon merged with the new one as
Barnwell Presbyterian Church.
[Marker Reverse]:
In 1896 Rev. F.L. Leeper and Dr.
W.S.Hay, appointed by the Presbytery,
reorganized Boiling Springs as a
seperate . . . — Map (db m8715) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Boiling Springs — 6-7 — Tarlton Brown (1757 - 1845) |
| | (Front text)
The grave of Tarlton Brown (1757 - 1845),
militia officer, state representative, and
state senator, is located here. Brown, a
native of Virginia, moved to S.C. at an
early age and settled in what was then
Orangeburg District, near Briar Creek and
Savannah River. He enlisted as a pvt. in
the S.C. militia in 1776, was commissioned
a lt. in 1778, and promoted to capt. in 1780.
(Reverse text)
Brown, who served in the Revolution under
Gens. Francis Marion . . . — Map (db m8791) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Healing Springs — God’s Acre Healing Springs |
| | (Front text)
By tradition, Healing Springs got its name during the Revolutionary War. In 1781 after a bloody battle at nearby Windy Hill Creek, four wounded Tories sent inland from Charleston by General Banastre (the Butcher) Tarleton were left in the care of two comrades who had orders to bury them when they died. Luckily, Native Americans found them and took them to their secret, sacred healing springs. Six months later the Charleston garrison was astonished by the reappearance of . . . — Map (db m8798) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Healing Springs — God’s Acre Healing Springs |
| | According to tradition the Indians reverenced
the water for its healing properties as a gift
from the great spirit.
They led the British wounded to their secret
waters during the American Revolution and
the wounded were healed.
This historical property has been deeded to
God for public use. Please revere God
by keeping it clean. — Map (db m8799) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Healing Springs — God’s Acre Healing Springs |
| | Deeded
To Almighty God
To Be Used By The Sick
And Afflicted
By
L.P. Lute Boylston
July 21, 1944
"The most precious piece of earth
I have ever owned" — Map (db m8800) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Healing Springs — Healing Springs |
| | God's Acre
By tradition, Healing Springs got its name during the Revolutionary War. In 1781 after a bloody battle at nearby Windy Hill Creek, four wounded Tories sent inland from Charleston by General Banastre "The Butcher" Tarleton were left in the care of two comrades who had orders to bury them when they died. Luckily, Native Americans found them and took them to their secret, sacred, healing springs. Six months later the Charleston Garrison was astonished by the reappearance of the . . . — Map (db m46928) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Hilda — 6-15 — Hilda |
| | Hilda, in the "Sleytown"
section of Barnwell County,
was chartered in 1910. It
grew up around a depot
built here in 1903, soon
after the Atlantic Coast
Line R.R. extended its line
through the area in 1897.
H.C. Hutto was its first
intendant, or mayor, and
G.W. Delk, J.H. Delk, D.A.
Dyches, and W.M. Dyches
were its first wardens.
According to tradition,
Hilda was named for the
friend or daughter of
someone associated with
the railroad. — Map (db m8501) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Owens Crossroads — 6-1 — Winton County Court House Site — 1.4 Miles »—→ |
| | Originally Barnwell County was part of Granville County, later a part of Orangeburg District. Winton County was created by an act of the legislature on March 12, 1785. Justices William Robertson, John Parkinson, Thomas Knight, Richard Treadway, Daniel Green, William Buford, and James Fair were directed to erect a court house, gaol, pillory, whipping post, and stocks. These were built of pine logs. Winton County became Barnwell District in 1798 and Barnwell County in 1868. — Map (db m8749) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Patterson Mill — 6-11 — Lower Three Runs Baptist Church |
| | (Front text) This church, originally located 8/10 mi. W on the old Augusta-to-Charleston road, was founded in 1789 by twelve charter members, with Rev. Nathaniel Walker as its first pastor. Lower Three Runs was a mother church to at least five congregations organized in present-day Barnwell or Allendale Counties between 1802 and 1849. (Reverse text)
The second sanctuary here, built in 1833, was demolished in 1865 by Federal troops who used the timbers to bridge Lower Three . . . — Map (db m27603) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Williston — 6-17 — Ashley - Willis House |
| |
This Greek revival house was built between 1833 and
1850 and features a wide gable- front form unusual
for the period. John Ashley and then Elijah Willis
owned this land before 1850: the house was likely
built by the Ashley family. Williston, chartered in
1858, was named for the Willis family, which gave
land for a depot on the S.C. Rail Road, for a church
(now First Baptist Church), and for a school.
(Marker Reverse)
The town's oldest house occupies a . . . — Map (db m19640) HM |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Williston — The Best Friend — The Railroad |
| | Throughout the ages, good transportation has been vital in setting one area apart from another. Whether for communication, industrial growth, or simply visitation, the people well knew the necessity of quick and easy travel. What began as a mere dream in 1825 soon escalated into a record- setting run of tracks finally completed in 1833, the railroad stretched 136 miles from Hamburg, S.C. to the city of Charleston. The railroad sparked the growth of Williston. Arising first as a water stop and . . . — Map (db m9674) HM |
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