| South Carolina (McCormick County), Bordeaux — Andre Guillebeau |
| | American Revolution Patriot
Sacred
To the Memory of 1764 Huguenot Immigrant
Andre Guillebeau
Who Died in 1814
Age 75 Years
Born near Bordeaux, France. Was one of group under the leadership of the Reverend Jean Louis Gilbert, who, seeking religious freedom, settled at New Bordeaux, S.C. in the old Abbeville District from which McCormick Co. was formed.
Fought as Private and Sergeant. Received permanent hip wound which caused him to limp until the day of his death.
. . . — Map (db m11650) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Bordeaux — De La Howe Hall |
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Lethe Agricultural Seminary, founded 1797, was moved to this site in 1918 when it became a state school with the name changed to John De La Howe. A granite building with all facilities was built in sections from 1919 through 1925. Trustees serving were: J.M. Nickles, Rev. J.L. Tyler, J.U. Wardlaw, J.L. Sherard, W.I. Johns, Henry Buck, Albert Gilbert, S.C. Hodges, W.D. Morrah, Rev. W.H.K. Pendleton and advisory: Mrs. E.C. Von Tresckow, Mrs. P. Bradley Morrah and Mrs. A.F. McKissick. Rev. H.B. . . . — Map (db m9408) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Bordeaux — 33-5 — Guillebeau Home and Family Cemetery |
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[Front]:
One half mile west is the pioneer home of Andre Guillebeau, a member of the original Huguenot group which settled New Bordeaux in 1764, having fled from the persecution in France under the leadership of the Reverend Jean Louis Gibert. The house is constructed of logs and, according to family tradition, was built sometime before 1800.
[Reverse]:
Among eighteen members of the Guillebeau family buried in the cemetery one half mile west are Andre Guillebeau, . . . — Map (db m9377) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Bordeaux — 33-12 — John De La Howe / John De La Howe School |
| | John De La Howe
Dr. John De La Howe, a French physician, came to South Carolina in 1764 and settled in the New Bordeaux community by the 1760s. His will left most of his estate, including Lethe Plantation, to the Agricultural Society of South Carolina to establish a home and school for underprivileged children. The Lethe Agricultural Seminary was founded here after De La Howe's death in 1797. Initially restricted
John De La Howe School
to 24 boys and girls from what was then . . . — Map (db m9406) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Bordeaux — John De La Howe Forest |
| | John de la Howe Forest
has been designated a
Resigtered
Natural Landmark
This site possesses exceptional value
as an illustration of the nation's natural
heritage and contributes to a better
understanding of man's environment. — Map (db m9409) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Bordeaux — John De La Howe School — Still Caring...Still Dreaming |
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The establishment of John de la Howe School, the second oldest institution in the Carolinas, is one of the first examples of individual philanthropy that is found in the history of child-caring institution in the United States. The purpose of Dr. de la Howe's gift was to help dependent and neglected children, Founded in 1797 at the passing of the Dr. John de la Howe, an emigre from either "the north of France, or Holland, or perhaps Flanders," the John de la Howe School still stands as a . . . — Map (db m20887) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Bordeaux — John De La Howe School Enterprise Market Program at "The Barn" |
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Established in 1987 through the cooperative efforts of John de la Howe School and Clemson University with support from Governor Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., and the South Carolina General Assembly to provide free enterprise experiences in a therapeutic setting to the young people of South Carolina.
***************
Building Erected 1931, Work Projects Administration
Renovated, 1992. Architect - Drakeford Architects
General Contractor - Summerfield Associates
Board of Trustees
Mr. . . . — Map (db m20907) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Bordeaux — John De La Howe School Lethe Farm Trail |
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Lethe Farm was a colonial and early federal period plantation owned by Dr. John de la Howe, founder of John de la Howe School. The farm was operated from about 1770 until 1806.
An archeological survey and limited test excavations were conducted at John de la Howe School, on Little River in McCormick County, South Carolina. Archeologists with the Diachronic Research Foundation, along with students and staff of John de la Howe School worked during the excavation. The project was made . . . — Map (db m9411) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Bordeaux — 33-13 — New Bordeaux (1764) |
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[Front]:
The town of New Bordeaux, the last of seven French Huguenot colonies founded in colonial S.C. and the only one in the upcountry, was established 1 mi. E in 1764. After Protestants fleeing religious persecution in France petitioned the British crown for land to create a permanent settlement in S.C., they received a 28,000-acre grant in the newly-formed Hillsborough Township.
[Reverse]:
Almost 200 French Huguenots led by Rev. Jean Louis Gilbert (1721-1773) . . . — Map (db m11644) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Bordeaux — New Bordeaux Worship Site |
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Site of the
Place of Worship
of the
French Protestant
Congregation
of
New Bordeaux
Organized 1764 — Map (db m11641) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), McCormick — 33-6 — Badwell / Badwell Cemetery |
| | Badwell
Three miles west is the site of "Badwell," home of James Louis Petigru (1789-1863), leader of opposition to secession in South Carolina, outstanding Charleston lawyer, and S.C. Attorney General. He studied at Willington Academy under Moses Waddel and at South Carolina College. The Petigru Law School at the University of South Carolina is named in his honor.
Badwell Cemetery
Located four miles west is Badwell Cemetery. Among the graves are those of Rev. Jean Louis Gibert . . . — Map (db m11456) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), McCormick — 33-3 — Bethany Church |
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The first Bethany Meeting House was erected by 1809 on the old Edgefield-Abbeville Stagecoach Road midway between Hard Labor and Cuffey Town Creeks. Bethany Baptist Church was constituted in December 1809, with Amos Dubose as pastor. The present church is said to have been built in 1850 at the Shinburg Muster Grounds, about two miles south of the original site. — Map (db m9430) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), McCormick — Dorn Mill — Production of Cotton Byproducts |
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To persons familiar with the history of McCormick, the Dorn Mill stands as a symbol of the influence of the Dorn family in the region. It rests on land previously owned by Gold Mine "Billy" Dorn and Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the reaper.
Cyrus McCormick influenced the location of the railroad and in 1881 donated 40 acres of land for a town. By 1883, this town had a population of 200 people, and cotton gins and shipping were the major economic activities. In 1898, the McCormick's . . . — Map (db m11391) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), McCormick — 33-9 — Dorn's Mill / Dorn Gold Mine |
| | Dorn's Mill
Built ca. 1899, this steam-powered mill employed a milling process pioneered earlier by inventor Oliver Evans, which virtually eliminated manual labor. First known as the McCormick Enterprise Ginnery, the mill became the Dorn-Finley Co. in 1917, its purpose "to operate, conduct, and carry on an oil mill, cotton gin and grist mill." Dorn's Mill closed in the 1940s.
Dorn Gold Mine
Area resident William B. Dorn discovered gold here and developed this mine which produced . . . — Map (db m11396) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), McCormick — McCormick County / MACK |
| | McCormick County: Gem of the Freshwater Coast
McCormick County was named or Cyrus McCormick, a 19th century agricultural equipment inventor, who purchased Dorn's Gold Mine (Town of McCormick) after the Civil War. While it is one of the last counties to be created in South Carolina in the 20th century, its history goes back to the earliest European settlements in the backcountry. French Huguenots (Protestants) settled in the area called New Bordeaux and one of the few structures from this . . . — Map (db m11398) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), McCormick — McCormick County Confederate Monument — 1861-1865 |
| | . . . — Map (db m14888) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), McCormick — McCormick County Veterans Monument |
| | In Honor
and Memory of
the Sons
and Daughters
of
McCormick County
who Served
Our Country
in Times of
Peace and War. — Map (db m14900) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Mt. Carmel — 33-10 — Calhoun Mill |
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Built ca. 1854 on a mill site in use since the 1770s, this large brick building on Little River was used for grinding corn, wheat, and other grains. A post office and various commercial enterprises operated near the mill during the 1800s. The mill yard was a popular place for political rallies and social gatherings well into the 20th century. — Map (db m18890) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Mt. Carmel — Capture of Fort Charlotte — July 12, 1775 — South Carolina Cradle of Democracy Project |
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Less than a mile from this point, close to the Georgia shoreline of Lake Thurmond, lays the remains of Fort Charlotte now 50 feet under water. Named after the wife of King George III, Fort Charlotte was a British fort built in 1766. It was located on the South Carolina side of the Savannah River about one and one-half miles below the mount of the Broad River and the settlement of Vienna, where the river was shallow and about 660 feet wide.
Originally garrisoned by British troops, the . . . — Map (db m18773) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Mt. Carmel — 33-8 — Fort Boone |
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Driven from the area at the start of the Cherokee War, settlers from Long Canes returned in the fall of 1760 and, under the protection of a party of Chickasaw Indians, reclaimed the land by building Fort Boone near here. — Map (db m25200) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Mt. Carmel — 33-1 — Fort Charlotte |
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6.6 miles southwest are the ruins of Fort Charlotte, built of local stone, 1765-1767, to protect the French, British, and German settlements near Long Canes. Maj. James Mayson's seizure of it, defended by Capt. George Whitfield and Lieut. St. Pierre, July 12, 1775, in the name of the Council of Safety, was the first overt act of the Revolutionary War in South Carolina — Map (db m9185) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Mt. Carmel — Mt. Carmel Historical District — Village of Remembrance |
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Mount Carmel, located on the northwestern portion of McCormick County, takes visitors on a trip back in time. The Mount Carmel Historic District is a picturesque example of a late 19th century village.
In the early 1880s Mount Carmel turned into a thriving village when the Savannah Valley Railroad passed through it. In February 1885, the town post office was established. Soon after, with the relocation of the Lodiment Reformed Presbyterian Church to town the population increased. An . . . — Map (db m11665) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Troy — 33-7 — Battle of Long Cane |
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About four miles southeast is the site of the American Revolutionary Battle of Long Cane. On December 12, 1780, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Allen and a British force of 400-500 men defeated Colonel Elijah Clarke and 100 Americans, an advanced detachment of a Patriot force commanded by Colonel Benjamin Few. — Map (db m9418) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Troy — 33-12 — Long Canes Massacre |
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Three miles west is the site of an attack by Cherokee Indians upon settlers of Long Canes in the Cherokee War of 1759-1761. There on February 1, 1760, about 150 settlers, refugeeing to Augusta, were overtaken by 100 Cherokee warriors. Twenty-three victims left on the scene of action are there buried in one grave. — Map (db m11640) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Willington — 33-11 — Cherry Hill / Noble Cemetery |
| | Cherry Hill
Three miles southwest is "Cherry Hill," site of the home of George McDuffie (1790-1851), orator of nullification, member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, Major General of the State Militia, and Governor of South Carolina. He studied at Willington Academy under Moses Waddel. "Cherry Hill" was his home for most of his adult life.
Noble Cemetery
Five miles southwest is the Noble Cemetery. Among the members of the Noble family buried there is . . . — Map (db m11461) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Willington — Site of Willington Academy — Established 1804 by Moses Waddel, D.D. |
| | Men who influenced the destony of our
county were educated here -- the
Calhouns, Crawfords, Legare, McDuffie, Longstreet, Simkins, Martin, Covan, Gilmer, Carey, Walker, Collier, Noble, Bulters, Brooks, Grayson, Wardlaws, Cobb, Harper, Dawson, Hunter, Petigru, Morrow, Et. Al.
Erected by McCormick Lions Club, 1962 — Map (db m11457) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Willington — Site of Willington Presbyterian Church |
| | Organized by the Rev. Moses Waddel, 1809
Joined Synod of the Carolinas, 1813
Building Collapsed, July 2, 1939
Pastors
Rev. Moses Waddel, D.D.,
1809-1819, 1830-1836
Rev. R.B. Cater 1820-1826
Rev. Aaron Foster 1828
Rev. Isaac Waddel 1837-1838
Rev. W.H. Davis 1839-1862; 1867-1869
Rev. J.O. Lindsay 1863-1866; 1884-1889
Rev. T.H. Law 1870
Rev. L.K. Glasgow 1871
Rev. R.A. Fair 1872-1874
Rev. A.L. Miller 1875-1876
Rev. J.G. Law 1877
Rev. E.P. Davis 1878-1883
Rev. . . . — Map (db m11459) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Willington — Willington — A South Carolina Railroad Village |
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The community of Willington is significant as a reminder of the role of the railroad in community development in rural South Carolina at the close of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century. During this period Willington was a thriving village, but it began to decline in the years between the two World Wars. The remaining buildings at Willington represent this boom period for the railroad in upstate South Carolina. The core of Willington's historic district is . . . — Map (db m11458) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Willington — 33-2 — Willington Academy |
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Two miles southwest is the site of the famous classical academy which was established in 1804 by Rev. Moses Waddel, D.D., one of the greatest educators of his day. Here from 1804-1819 he taught hundreds of ambitious boys of great potentiality who became some of the South's most notable men. Their record is his greatest monument. — Map (db m9373) |
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