| South Carolina (Colleton County), Jonesville — 15-15 — Salkehatchie Presbyterian Church | | | This was formerly the site of a
Presbyterian church organized in
1766 by the Reverend Arichibald
Simpson, minister from Scotland.
The church was incorporated on
December 17, 1808. Serving the
church were the Reverends Simpson,
Edward Palmer, and J.B. Van Dyke.
In the cemetery are the graves of
early Scotch ~ Irish settlers. — Map (db m7118) HM | | South Carolina (Union County), Jonesville — 44-16 — Balloon Landing, 1861 | | |
[Front]:
On April 20, 1861, only days after the Civil War began at Fort Sumter, scientist and aeronaut T.S.C. Lowe (1832-1913) landed the Enterprise, a large gas balloon, on a nearby farm. Lowe was on a test flight in preparation for a trans-Atlantic attempt. Southeasterly currents had carried him 800-900 miles by air from Cincinnati to Union District in less than nine hours.
[Reverse]:
Many locals assumed that Lowe was a Yankee spy, and it was difficult for him . . . — Map (db m23919) HM | | South Carolina (Union County), Jonesville — Flat Rock Cemetery — Founded 1802 | | | Four Acres of Land Deeded to
the Trustees of Flat Rock
Methodist Episcopal Church
Baxter Mosley, Edmond Hames
Thomas Hames, Charles Hames
and Coleman Fowler, on May 10, 1802
by Israel Fowler
Recorded December 3, 1839 — Map (db m58568) HM | | South Carolina (Union County), Jonesville — Jonesville Confederate Monument | | | . . . — Map (db m59078) HM | | South Carolina (Union County), Jonesville — Jonesville Veterans Monument | | | Front Dedicated to those who served World War I Apr. 6, 1917 ~ Nov. 11, 1918 Right Side Dedicated to those who served World War II Dec. 7, 1941 ~ Dec. 31, 1946 Back Dedicated to those who served Korea June 27, 1950 ~ Jan. 31, 1955 Left Side Dedicated to those who served Vietnam Aug. 5, 1964 ~ May 7, 1975 American Legion Post 129 ~ May 1990 — Map (db m59073) WM | | South Carolina (Union County), Jonesville — Kelton | | | Incorporated Dec. 24, 1894
Mt. Joy Masonic Lodge # 203
Chartered Dec. 10, 1879
Site of Balloon Landing
of
T.S.C. Lowe
April 20, 1861 — Map (db m55041) HM |
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