| Alabama (Baldwin County), Fort Morgan — Noble Leslie DeVotie |
| | (Obverse): First Alabama soldier to lose life in Civil War.
DeVotie graduated in 1856 from University of Alabama; Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Princeton in 1859. In 1856 at the University of Alabama, he was chief founder of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, the only national social fraternity founded in the Deep South.
(Reverse): First Alabama soldier to die in Civil War.
Drowned Feb. 12, 1861 while on duty as chaplain of Alabama troops here. Before enlisting he was . . . — Map (db m4219) |
| Florida (Alachua County), Waldo — F-127 — Jefferson Davis’ Baggage |
| | On June 5, 1865 a detatchment of Union soldiers under Captain O.E.Bryant seized personal baggage belonging to President Jefferson Davis and some of the Confederate goverment's records in a house near this site. The trunks and papers wre hidden first at Senator David Levy Yulee's Plantation. "Cottonwood" between Archer and Gainesville. The baggage was moved to Waldo and placed in care of the railroad agent. — Map (db m10565) |
| Georgia (Bacon County), Alma — 3-1 — Bacon County |
| | This County, created by Act of the Legislature July 27, 1914, is named for Augustus O. Bacon, four times U.S. Senator, who died in office Feb. 15, 1914. An expert on Mexican affairs, his death was a great loss coming at a time of critical relations with that nation. Born in 1839, Senator Bacon served as Adjutant of the 9th Georgia Regiment during the War of 61-65. Among the first County Officers were: Ordinary T.B. Taylor, Clerk of Superior Court Victor Deen, Sheriff J.S. Googe, Tax Collector . . . — Map (db m24292) |
| Mississippi (Adams County), Natchez — Natchez |
| | First Settled by French 1716-29. Lasting growth came with Britain, 1763-1779, and Spain, 1779-98. Cotton and trade made it commercial and cultural capital of Old South. — Map (db m4479) |
| Missouri, St. Louis — In Memory of Robert E. Lee |
| | Engineer, St. Louis Harbor
1837-1841
His engineering genius was responsible for moving the Mississippi River Channel back to the St. Louis shore, preserving the city as a river port.
Erected by
the Missouri Committee
R. E. Lee Memorial Association
Mrs. William Armstrong •
Mrs. Charles Fox •
Mrs. Oscar Johnson Jr. •
Mrs. H. Norbert Kirchdorfer •
Mrs. H. Terrance Kurrus •
Mrs. W. Gillespie Moore •
Mrs. Leighton Morrili
Director for Missouri •
Mrs. Austine P. Leland . . . — Map (db m4946) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — Signal Corps U.S.A. |
| | Memorial Tablet to the Signal Corps U.S.A. which through valiant and heroic service at Little Round Top
July 2-4, 1863 and on many historic battle fields
throughout the war of 1861-1865
contributed so greatly to the
success of the Union Armies this tablet is placed by their surviving comrades in tribute
to their memory — Map (db m6753) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — Texas |
| | Texas remembers the valor and devotion of her sons who served at Gettysburg July 2-3, 1863 From near this spot the Texas Brigade at about 1:30 P.M. on July 2 crossed Emmitsburg Road and advanced with Hood's Division across Plum Run toward Little Round Top. The Texas Brigade after severe fighting on the slopes of Little Round Top retired to a position on the south side of Devil's Den. The Brigade held this position the
night of July 2 and during the day of July 3, the Brigade then fell . . . — Map (db m5250) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — 2-23 — Aiken |
| |
[Marker Front]:
Aiken, chartered in 1835 and the county seat of Aiken County since its creation in 1871, was an early stop on the railroad line from Charleston to Hamburg. It was named for William Aiken (1779–1831), the first president of the S.C. Canal and Railroad Co. Aiken’s mild climate and accessibility by rail soon made it a health resort for visitors hoping to escape the summer heat or seeking relief from tuberculosis and other lung ailments.
[Marker Reverse]: . . . — Map (db m9640) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — 2–8 — Aiken County |
| |
Aiken County, created in 1871 from parts of Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, and Orangeburg counties, was named for William Aiken, first president of the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company. Older industries in the county today are textiles, and the mining and processing of kaolin. In 1952, the Atomic Energy Commission’s Savannah River Plant began operations. — Map (db m9707) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — Aiken County 125th Anniversary |
| | In Commemoration Of The
Founding Of Aiken County
on
March 10, 1871
Celebrating 125 years
County Commissioners:
Sen. C.D. Hayne, Rep. Gloster Holland, Rep. William B. Jones, Rep. Sam J. Lee, William Peel, Rep. Prince Rivers, S. B. Spencer, F.P. Stoney
Erected March 10, 1996 — Map (db m10756) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — Aiken County Confederate Monument |
| |
( South Face )
They gave their all in defense of
Home, Honor, Liberty and the
Independence of their native land
They fought the patriots fight
They kept the faith of their fathers
Forever honored
And forever mourned
( North Face )
Erected July 23, 1901
By the
Ladies Monument Association
Of Aiken S.C.
In loving tribute to the
Confederate
Soldiers
of Aiken County — Map (db m17047) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — Aiken County Courthouse Bell |
| | Forged in 1882 at Troy, N.Y., the bell
hung in the courthouse 1882-1981.
In 1931, lightning cracked the bell
and caused a fire that destroyed
the cupola. — Map (db m9850) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — 2-29 — Aiken First Baptist Church |
| |
[Marker Front]:
This church, founded in 1805, predates the city of Aiken and was first called Levels Baptist Church. Its first location was a mile south of present-day Aiken. In 1836 the congregation joined with the members of the Wise Creek congregation to build a sanctuary here, on land deeded by the S.C. Railroad and Canal Co. They renamed their congregation Aiken Baptist Church. The frame church burned in 1876 and was replaced in 1878.
[Marker Reverse]:
The third . . . — Map (db m10060) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — 2–16 — Aiken Institute |
| |
The Aiken Institute, which gave this area the name of “Institute Hill,” was chartered in 1888. The main building, designed by I.F. Goodrich in 1891, includes a wing added in 1913. All grades attended the Institute until 1937, when a new high school was built and this became Aiken Elementary School. It was the second oldest school in use in the state when it closed in 1986. The 1913 wing became the Aiken County Public Library in 1990. — Map (db m9942) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — Battle of Aiken |
| |
Near this spot on February 11, 1865
was fought one of the final Confederate
victories of the War Between The States.
Federal Cavalry commanded by Major
General Hugh Judson Kirkpatrick were
attacked by Confederate Cavalry
commanded by Major General Joseph
Wheeler when the Federals entered
Aiken from the south east along the
South Carolina Railroad. The Federals
retreated to Montmorenci where their
infantry support was stationed.
Successful defense of Aiken by the
Confederates . . . — Map (db m10061) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — Defense of Aiken |
| |
In Memory of
the Confederate
soldiers who lost
their lives in
defense of Aiken,
Feb. 11, 1865
Erected by the Memorial
Association 1911
— Map (db m10062) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — 2-31 — Hitchcock Woods |
| |
[Marker Front]:
Hitchcock Woods, one of the largest urban forests in the United States, is an area consolidated between 1891 and 1898 by Celestine Eustis (d. 1921), Thomas Hitchcock (1860-1941), and William Whitney (1841-1904). Described as "the greatest equine playground in America," this tract of more than 8,000 acres was used for steeplechases, fox hunts and other equestrian recreation by the wealthy Northerners who belonged to the "Aiken Winter Colony."
[Marker . . . — Map (db m9776) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — Hofmann — 1876 - 1957 |
| | Josef Casimir Hofmann, internationally
known Polish pianist, resided with his
wife, Aikenite Marie Eustis Hofmann, in
a three~story house located several
hundred feet west of here. Born near
Cracow, Poland, he was recognized as a
gifted pianist at an early age and
considered the finest interpreter of
Chopin. He and his wife were instrumental
in founding the Fermata School for
Girls, which first opened in 1919 on the
upper floor of the Hofmann home. — Map (db m10184) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — 2-1 — South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company — Original Track Location |
| |
Began first successful scheduled steam railroad service in America on December 25, 1830, and by 1833 its 136 miles from Charleston to Hamburg made it the world’s longest railroad. Now part of Southern Railway System. — Map (db m9999) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — 2-35 — St. Johns Methodist Church |
| |
[Marker Front]:
This church has its origin in 1825 as a
Methodist congregation on the Hollow
Creek Circuit that predates the city of
Aiken. Rev. John Reynolds was the
first circuit rider serving St. John's,
which shared a minister with St. John
in Graniteville until becoming a
seperate congregation in 1856. The
first sanctuary here, a frame Greek
Revival church designed by Dr. E.J.C.
Wood, was built in 1857-58.
[Marker Reverse]:
The 1858 Greek revival church . . . — Map (db m10163) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — 2–12 — St. Thaddeus Church |
| |
[Marker Front]:
This Episcopal Church (cornerstone laid Sept. 5, 1842) was consecrated Aug. 9, 1843. It is the city’s oldest church structure, having retained its Greek revival style through subsequent remodeling. Church purchased bell in 1853, Cornish Memorial Chapel completed in 1888, and Mead Hall School opened 1955. William Gregg (1800–1867), an important figure in the textile industry in SC, was one of the church founders.
(Marker Reverse]:
Buried in the . . . — Map (db m19634) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — 2-38 — The Augusta & Aiken Railway |
| |
[Marker Front]:
The Augusta and Aiken Railway, a 26 mile interurban electric trolley line between Augusta, Ga., and Aiken, operated from 1902 to 1929. In Aiken the line began at the corner of Park Ave. & Union St., proceeded west on Park, then north on Laurens St., then west on Hampton Ave., and toward Augusta on what is now Trolley Line Rd. The first passengers paid 25 cents to ride 2 hours one way or 4 hours for a round trip.
[Marker Reverse]:
In 1906 the railway . . . — Map (db m10137) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — Transit Of Venus Observatory Structure, 1882 |
| |
Iron heliometer tower, which served as an observatory, and housing for instruments, including powerful telescopes, used in viewing the December 6, 1882 Transit of Venus in Aiken, South Carolina. The
observatory was built in two sections, each twelve feet in diameter, so they could revolve independently of each other. These sections were covered with canvas.
December 6, 1882 is the day the planet Venus was to have transited, or crossed between, the sun and the earth. Scientists had . . . — Map (db m10193) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — 2-39 — Whitney Park |
| | [Marker Front]:
This park, laid out in 1904-05 was named for William Collins Whitney (1841-1904). Whitney, a lawyer, Secretary of the Navy 1885-1889 under Grover Cleveland, and financier, was also an avid sportsman and leading member of the "Aiken Winter Colony." He established the Whitney Trust in 1901 "for the institution and promotion of all kinds of sports and pastimes in the City of Aiken, S.C." Private and public donations alike paid for Whitney Park.
[Marker Reverse]: . . . — Map (db m10210) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Aiken — Woodmen Of The World |
| |
(West Face)
This Memorial is erected
in the memory of deceased
members of the Woodmen
of the World whose
Individual resting places
could not be marked
(East Face)
Woodmen of the World
Regional Memorial
(List of Names, Camp Numbers, States)
Dum Tacet Clamat — Map (db m10270) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Beech Island — 2-7 — Beech Island Agricultural Club |
| |
[Marker Front]:
On January 5, 1856, Governor James H. Hammond and eleven other farmers of this area organized the Beech Island Agricultural Club for the diffusion of agricultural knowledge and the regulation of illegal slave traffic. Monthly meetings and barbecues have been held almost without interruption since the club's founding.
[Marker Reverse]:
In 1883 E. Spann Hammond donated to the Beech Island Agricultural Club a four-acre circular tract of land located less . . . — Map (db m10080) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Beech Island — 2–14 — Beech Island Baptist Church |
| |
[Marker Front]:
This church was organized in the Beech Island Academy on January 21, 1832, with Rev. Iverson Brooks as its first minister and Mathias Ardis and Randolph Bradford as its first deacons. This sanctuary, built on land donated by James T. Gardner and Abner Whatley, with lumber, other materials, and carpenters donated by Dawson Atkinson, was dedicated in September 1832; the Sunday School was organized in 1839.
[Marker Reverse]:
Charter members of Beech Island . . . — Map (db m9992) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Beech Island — 2–18 — Downer Institute & School / Downer School, 1924–1986 |
| | Downer Institute & School
Downer Institute, founded in 1843, was originally located 1.5 mi. NE of this site and operated until 1865. It was named for benefactor Alexander Downer (1752–1820), whose will established an orphanage and school at Beech Island. By 1898 the General Assembly, at the request of Aiken County citizens, reestablished Downer School for the community at large; the school reopened in 1899.
Downer School, 1924–1986
Downer Elementary School, successor . . . — Map (db m9994) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Beech Island — 2-4 — Historic Church |
| |
This church was built in 1836 by Beech Island Presbyterian Church, organized in 1827 with the Rev. Nathan H. Hoyt of Vermont as first pastor. His son-in-law the Rev. Edward Axson, was ordained and served here. His daughter, Ellen, wife of Woodrow Wilson, was baptized here. In 1950 the building was consecrated as All Saints Episcopal Church. — Map (db m9909) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Beech Island — Redcliffe Plantation — State Historic Site |
| |
About Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site
Redcliffe Plantation was the home of James Henry Hammond (1807-1864) and three generations of his descendants. Hammond whose political carrer included terms as a United States Congressman, Governor of South Carolina and United States Senator, was perhaps best known during his lifetime as an outspoken defender of slavery. In an 1858 speech to the United States senate he coined the famous phrase "Cotton is King." Governor Hammond was a . . . — Map (db m9591) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Graniteville — 200th Anniversary of the United States |
| | 1776 1976
In memory of the
200th Anniversary of the
United States as an
Independent Nation
and American Patriots
who fought for the freedoms
we now enjoy
Erected by the Towns of
Graniteville, Vaucluse and
Warrenville
July 4th 1976 — Map (db m9852) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Graniteville — 2-22 — Graniteville Mill |
| |
[Marker Front]:
This mill, the largest textile mill in antebellum S.C., was chartered in 1845 and opened in 1847. It was founded by William Gregg (1800–1867), a Virginia native and advocate of industrial development who chose this site for its proximity to waterpower, granite deposits, and the S.C. Railroad. The company provided housing, a school, a store, and land for churches, creating a model mill village. Unlike most early textile mills, it was adequately funded. . . . — Map (db m9763) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Graniteville — Graniteville Train Derailment — January 6, 2005 |
| |
[Bottom of Center Panel]:
Greater love hath no man than this, that a
man lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13
[Marker Left Panel]:
At 2:39 am on January 6, 2005 a
northbound Norfolk Southern Railway
freight train derailed after encountering an
open switch and collided with a parked
train on a siding track. 16 cars derailed, 1
chlorine car was breached releasing
160,000 pounds of chlorine gas.This
resulted in 9 . . . — Map (db m10798) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Graniteville — William Gregg |
| |
William Gregg,
the founder of Graniteville.
Born February 2, 1800,
Died September 12, 1867 — Map (db m10237) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Jackson — Savannah River Site |
| |
Fifty Years ago today,
November 28, 1950,
President Harry S.Truman
announced that the Savannah
River Plant would be built.
This marker is dedicated to
families who originally
lived on this property and
to the patriotic men and
woman who have made
possible the safe operations
and successful missions of the
Savannah River Site — Map (db m10001) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Jackson — 2-13 — Site of Ellenton |
| |
Post office est. here 1873. Town chartered 1880. Ellenton and surrounding area purchased by US Govt in early 1950s for establishment of Savannah River Plant. — Map (db m9910) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), Montmorenci — 2–10 — Pascalis Plantation / Pascalina |
| |
Pascalis Plantation
Elizabeth Pascalis purchased these 790 acres in 1835, settled here with her son Cyril Ouviere, and brought the orphaned children of her daughter, here, to live. Cyril, a civil engineer, was a resident engineer constructing the Charleston-Hamburg railroad (world’s longest when completed in 1833). In 1834 he helped lay
out and survey streets in nearby Aiken.
Pascalina
Elizabeth Pascalis willed this house, once know as Pascalina, to her granddaughter, . . . — Map (db m9797) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), New Ellenton — 2-27 — Savannah River Plant |
| |
[Front]
The Savannah River Plant (SRP) was built 1950–56 by Du Pont for the Atomic Energy Commission. SRP, a nuclear production plant, produced tritium and plutonium for national defense during the Cold War. Creating a 310-sq.-mi. site in three counties meant moving all residents from their homes in Ellenton, Dunbarton, Meyers Mill, Leigh, and other area communities.
[Reverse]
The first reactor at SRP went online in 1953 and the free “neutrino,” a . . . — Map (db m9941) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), North Augusta — James Urquhart Jackson |
| |
James Urquhart Jackson, founder of North Augusta, was born in the village of Harrisonville, near Augusta, Georgia, on June 24, 1856. It was his vision that shaped North Augusta's early years.
In 1890 Jackson acquired 5600 acres of land across the river from Augusta in South Carolina. The following year, he constructed a bridge across the Savannah River at 13th Street. As the city developed, a trolley line was built in 1897 to connect Augusta and North Augusta. In 1902 Jackson . . . — Map (db m10050) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), North Augusta — Meriwether Monument — Hero of the Hamburg Riot |
| |
[South face ]:
Dec. 4,1852 - July 8, 1876
———
In Memory of
Thomas McKie
Meriwether.
Who on 8th July 1876,
gave his life that the
civilization builded by his
fathers might be preserved
for their childrens
children unimpaired.
[East face]:
In youths clad mourning the
unfinished years of manhood
stretching before him, with
clear knowledge and courageous
willingness, he
accepted death and found
forever the greatful remembrance
of . . . — Map (db m10170) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), North Augusta — 2-33 — North Augusta |
| |
[Marker Front]:
North Augusta, chartered in 1906, includes the site of two early towns. Campbell Town was a trading post on the Savannah River before the American Revolution. Hamburg, founded in 1821 as a port on the river, was an early western terminus of the S.C. Rail Road. When the line was completed from Charleston to Hamburg in 1833, it was the longest railroad in the world. In 1890 James U. Jackson (1856–1925) founded the North Augusta Land Co. and bought 5,600 acres . . . — Map (db m9672) |
| South Carolina (Aiken County), North Augusta — 2–11 — Samuel Hammond |
| |
[Marker Front]:
Born 1757 in Virginia, this Indian fighter, who later moved to Edgefield District, attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of state troops during the American Revolution. Among the engagements he participated in were: Hanging Rock, Musgrove’s Mill, King’s Mountain, Blackstock’s, Cowpens, Guilford Courthouse, Siege of Augusta, and Eutaw Springs. Hammond served in the US Congress and after the Louisiana Purchase in
[Marker Reverse]:
1803, President . . . — Map (db m9800) |
| South Carolina (Allendale County), Allendale — 3-3 — Antioch Christian Church |
| |
Organized in 1833 by Dr. and Mrs.
W.R. Erwin and Mrs. U.M. Robert,
this was the second Christian
Church (Disciples Of Christ)
founded in South Carolina.
Dr. J.D. Erwin, II, served
as minister for forty years.
The present building was used
as a court house in 1865. — Map (db m19635) |
| South Carolina (Allendale County), Allendale — 3-2 — Beech Branch Baptist Church |
| |
Constituted September 12, 1759
as Coosawhatchie Church, this
church became in 1882 Beech
Branch Baptist Church. The
present lot was granted in 1796
and occupied by 1815. The building
was remodeled in 1908 and in 1960,
electricity having been installed and
the porch added in 1959, when
weekly morning services began.
The annex was built in 1962. — Map (db m15466) |
| South Carolina (Allendale County), Allendale — 3-7 — Old Allendale |
| |
Original site of Allendale, named
for its first postmaster, Paul Allen,
in 1849. Sherman's troops under
Gen. Kilpatrick camped here.
Town moved to present site by
1873. — Map (db m15914) |
| South Carolina (Allendale County), Allendale — 3-1 — Smyrna Baptist Church |
| | Organized in 1827 as Kirkland Church, the name was changed in 1836 to Smyrna Baptist Church. Title to the site was conveyed in 1849 by William I. Mixon.
Additional land was given by Thomas H. Willingham in 1882 to extend the church property to the Matthew's Bluff Road. — Map (db m15581) |
| South Carolina (Allendale County), Allendale — 3-5 — Town of Allendale |
| | (Front )
In 1810, pursuant to an Act of the South Carolina General Assembly, the state conveyed a 1000 acre landgrant signed by governor John Drayton to Benjamin and G. Washington Allen. The acreage included the present town of Allendale, which is presumed to have derived its name from the Allen family.
(Reverse) Allendale post office was established here July 11, 1849; Paul H. Allen was the first postmaster. By 1873 the Port Royal Railroad had completed a line through . . . — Map (db m6537) |
| South Carolina (Allendale County), Fairfax — Allendale County War Memorial |
| |
In Memory
Of
War Dead
Of
Allendale County
Dedicated June 1954
to the memory of
brave men, who died
that their country
might live — Map (db m16900) |
| South Carolina (Allendale County), Fairfax — 3-4 — Bethlehem Church |
| | This Baptist Church, organized by 1854, built its first house of worship near here on land purchased in 1859 from A.R. Stokes. The congregation obtained the land for its present location in 1910 from G.D. Sanders and completed by 1914. In 1944 the name was changed to the First Baptist Church. — Map (db m9960) |
| South Carolina (Allendale County), Fairfax — 3-11 — Fairfax |
| | [front text]
Fairfax, chartered in 1893 and
incorporated in 1896, grew out of
an early community centered around
Owens' Crossroads, where a store
was established in 1814, and later
including Bethlehem Baptist Church
( now First Baptist Church ), founded
in 1852. When Port Royal RR was
completed through this area in 1873
a depot and post office were built
1½ mi. E and named Cambellton
[rear text]
By 1881 W.J. and J.F. Sanders ran a
store and post office . . . — Map (db m7082) |
| South Carolina (Allendale County), Sycamore — 3-12 — Barker's Mill / Skirmish at Barker's Mill |
| | (Barker's Mill side of marker):
Barker's Mill, which stood here on
Jackson Branch, was a grist mill
owned by William Ransome Barker
(1816-1869), a planter in what was
then Barnwell District. Barker moved
to this are in the 1850s,built a house
about 2 mi. N. and established
a cotton plantation of 2,000~3,000
acres which he named "Sycamore."
The town of Sycamore, chartered in
1891, was named for the plantation.
(Skirmish at Barker's Mill side of marker):
On . . . — Map (db m7176) |
| South Carolina (Allendale County), Sycamore — 3-10 — Bethel Baptist Church |
| | (Front Text )
This church was organized in 1851 by Revs.
Lewis Parker and John Hoover, with twelve
charter members and Rev. Hoover as its
first minister. The congregation has
worshipped on this site, on land donated
by Mathias Mathis, since it was organized.
It first met under a brush arbor, then in a
log church built in 1852. The second
sanctuary here, a frame church, was built
in 1887.
( Reverse Text )
The present sanctuary here, built in 1949,
is attached . . . — Map (db m7771) |
| South Carolina (Allendale County), Sycamore — 3-9 — Old St. Nicholas Cemetery |
| | The original cemetery associated with St.
Nicholas Lutheran Church is 1/3 mile S off
SC Hwy 641. The church, originally located
nearby, was founded about 1804 in what was
then Barnwell District, and the cemetery
includes family plots of the Platts, Harter,
and other area families. The present St.
Nicholas Lutheran Church, 2 mi. S, was
built in 1910. — Map (db m7855) |
| South Carolina (Allendale County), Sycamore — 3-6 — St. Nicholas Church |
| |
Lutheran church, org. by 1804, has occupied
several sites. Today's structure, built in 1910,
incorporates material from the 1884 church and
stands about 2 mi south. — Map (db m7842) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Bamberg — Bamberg County Confederate Monument |
| |
(West face )
CSA
Confederate Heroes
(South face)
UDC
" Lest We Forget "
(East face)
Erected by the
Francis Marion
Bamberg Chapter
1911. — Map (db m10330) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Denmark — 5-7 — AT&T Building |
| | This Georgian Revival building, completed in 1923, at the cost of $300,000, was the third Denmark office of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. In 1898, long-distance lines from Virginia to Georgia, and from Alabama to Charleston crossed here, making Denmark an excellent choice for a switching station. This building, described as “the most modern telephone plant in the south” when it opened, carried calls from New York to Florida, and Alabama to the East Coast, for many years. — Map (db m19636) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Denmark — Denmark Depot |
| |
Denmark Beginnings
The town was originally known as Graham's
Turnout, when the South Carolina Canal &
Railroad line came through in the 1830s.
There were 16turnouts, or pull-offs for
passing, on the line with watering tanks
and woodsheds. Its name was changed to
Denmark in 1893 in honor of a railroad
official with Sound Bound Railroad.
Denmark depot is still an active Amtrak
station.
Dairy in Denmark
South Carolina Senator Stanwix Greenville
Mayfield, a lawyer, was . . . — Map (db m14526) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Denmark — 5-6 — Voorhees College |
| | [Front Text]
Voorhees College, founded by Elizabeth Evelyn Wright
in 1897 as the Denmark Industrial School, was an
effort to emphasize a vocational curriculum for
rural African American students on the model of
the Tuskegee Institute. The school, with funding
from philanthropist Ralph Voorhees, was renamed
Voorhees Industrial School for Colored Youth in 1904,
Voorhees Normal and Industrial in 1916, and
Voorhees School and Junior College in 1947.
[Reverse Text] . . . — Map (db m19639) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — A Tradition of Remembering, A Legacy of Preservation |
| | Eleven years after the battle of Rivers Bridge,
a group of local young men formed the Rivers
Bridge Confederate Memorial Association and
reburied the Confederate dead here, about a
mile from the battlefield. The Memorial
Association began to meet at the site every year
to recall the battle and the fallen Southerners.
This area soon became known as the Memorial
Grounds, and the Memorial Association's
annual service to commemorate the Confederate
dead - a tradition that continues to . . . — Map (db m15671) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Bamburg County |
| | [Photo of guest room]
Ehrhardt Hall
This restored 19th century mansion located in
the town of Ehrhardt is a bed and breakfast
and features six guest rooms with amenities
including fireplaces.
[Photo of Sinclair Station]
Olar Sinclair Station
In 1929, Rubye Morris opened this Sinclair Gas
Station and today it has been renovated into a
welcome center with exhibits on the community.
[Photo of Denmark Depot]
Denmark Depot
The town has . . . — Map (db m16729) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — 5-9 — Battle At Rivers Bridge / Rivers Bridge Memorials |
| | ( Front text )
Battle At Rivers Bridge
On February 2 ~ 3, 1865, as Gen. W.T. Sherman's
Federals advanced toward Columbia, units of
Gen. F.P. Blair's XVII Corps attempted to cross
the Salkehatchie River at Rivers Bridge. The
Confederate defenders there, in Gen. Lafayette
McLaws's division of the Dept. of S.C., Ga., and
Fla., delayed the Federals for almost two days.
Each side lost about 100 men killed, wounded,
or captured.
( Reverse text )
Rivers Bridge . . . — Map (db m7708) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Battle of Rivers' Bridge — Feb. 2-3, 1865 |
| | Invasion! In January 1865, Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman's army of 60,000 Union soldiers invaded South Carolina. Its goals: to link up with Ulysses S. Grant's forces opposing Robert E. Lee's Confederates in Virginia and destroy the South's ability and will to support troops in the field. Here, on February 2-3, 1865, part of Sherman's army clashed with Confederate troops along the Salkehatchie River. In the two-day battle of Rivers Bridge, Confederates made the most
determined resistance . . . — Map (db m7437) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Battle of Rivers' Bridge — Feb. 2-3, 1865 |
| | Crucial Routes to the Heart of the State: The Salkehatchie River Crossings As Sherman's right wing- about 28,000 men underGen. Oliver Otis Howard- advanced up the south side of the Salkehatchie, Gen. Lafayette McLaws' Confederate division marched into position on the river's north side. Howard was to capture the Salkehatchie crossings, link up with the Union left wing and cut the railroad from Augusta to Charleston. The combined force was then to move on its ultimate objective --Columbia. . . . — Map (db m7440) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Battle of Rivers' Bridge — Feb. 2-3, 1865 |
| | Dig In Part of McLaws' division protected the middle crossing of the Salkehatchie at Rivers Bridge. This small force, consisting of a brigade of Georgia infantrymen, South Carolina cavalrymen and four cannons of the South Carolina Light Artillery, prepared a
reception for Union troops attempting to cross the river. Their strong position -- a bluff overlooking a narrow road leading out of a thick swamp -- was made even stronger with temporary earthen fortifications.
"I had, during . . . — Map (db m7441) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Battle of Rivers' Bridge — Feb. 2-3, 1865 |
| | "This Indescribably Ugly Salkehatchie " At Rivers Bridge the Salkehatchie flowed though a swamp a
half mile wide. The only road through it was a narrow earthen causeway with multiple wooden bridges. The Confederates hoped the thick swamp and chest-deep water would hinder the Union advance. "a dog could scarcely make his way through the swamp" recalled a Union soldier. After the battle, Union Gen. Howard called the river " this indescribably Ugly Salkehatchie."
"So immense are the . . . — Map (db m7455) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Battle of Rivers' Bridge — Feb. 2-3, 1865 |
| | Attack! Gen. Joseph A. Mower's Union division advanced rapidly to Rivers Bridge on the afternoon of Feb. 2 and charged down a narrow causeway. Confederate cannon fire stopped the attack and forced the Yankees to take cover in the cold swamp. The battle was on, pitting 7,000 to 9,000 Union soldiers against 700 to 800 Confederates. Even after reinforcements arrived, the Confederates were still outnumbered more than eight to one. "The enemy swarmed in great numbers to the edge of the . . . — Map (db m7456) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Battle of Rivers' Bridge — Feb. 2-3, 1865 |
| | A Running Battle on the River Road On Feb.2, Union troops moved up the road on the opposite bank of the Salkehatchie, fighting a running battle with the Confederate cavalrymen who tried to slow their advance. Among the casualties was Pvt. John B. Woods of the 3rd South Carolina Cavalry. Shot in the leg, Woods later bled to death at Rivers Bridge, where his unit took up position near here on the Confederate left flank. — Map (db m7457) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Battle of Rivers' Bridge — Feb. 2-3, 1865 |
| | A Vulnerable Stronghold The Confederates were confident they could stop another head-on Union assault. But they feared for the safety of their flanks, knowing they did not have enough men to resist attacks that might strike the ends of their thin line.
"I can hold my position here,General, until next Christmas if you can keep them off my flanks." -Lt.Col. Edwin H. Bacon, 32nd Georgia Infantry, to Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws, Feb. 3, 1865 Abatis bristled from the front of the . . . — Map (db m7458) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Battle of Rivers' Bridge — Feb. 2-3, 1865 |
| | Death and Defeat
As Mower's troops flanked the Confederate right, another Union division crossed several miles downstream to flank the Confederate left. Under a smokescreen created by a rapid artillery and rifle volleys, the Southerners withdrew. Before the retreat, a Union sharpshooter crawled close to the Confederate
cannons and killed Lt. Simeon S. Kirby. Pvt. W.M. Larke
borrowed a rifle to shoot the Yankee. "I took aim at the fellow and hollered at him," Larke recalled. "When he . . . — Map (db m7464) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Battle of Rivers' Bridge — Feb. 2-3, 1865 |
| | The End is Near
The Union Victory broke the main Confederate line of defense in lower South Carolina. McLaws' troops retreated to another line behind the Edisto River about 20 miles northeast of here, then continued to fall back as Sherman's army advanced. Two weeks after the battle, Sherman's troops took Columbia. Less
than three months after the battle at Rivers Bridge, the war ended.
" Again at the hospital I see the horrid results of every battle. Men mutilated in every . . . — Map (db m7467) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — 5-1 — Battle Of Rivers’ Bridge |
| | Here on February 3, 1865, the 17th U.S. Army Corps led by Major General Joseph A. Mower and Lieut. Gen. Giles A. Smith attacked the Confederate division of Major General Lafayette McLaws and forced the crossing of Salkehatchie River, after a gallant defense by
outnumbered forces which held up for two days Sherman's march through Carolina. — Map (db m11318) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Conrad Ehrhardt Railroad Park |
| | Conrad Ehrhardt was born in Weiterade Kuhrhessen Germany on December 13, 1832 and left home at the age of 19 to come to America. He came with only 25 cents in his pocket and skills that he aquired from the mills, in which he had worked, in Germany. To strengthen his knowledge and mechancial aptitude, he did extensive reading on all books involving engineering and machinery. Once in America, he joined with other Germans along the Little Salkehatchie River on the Moccasin Branch where he operated . . . — Map (db m7602) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Ehrhardt Hall — Bed and Breakfast |
| | Ehrhardt Hall was built in 1903 with Victorian style architecture. The owner, Dr. James Haynes Roberts, born March 2, 1863, was originally from the Allendale area. Following in his father's footsteps, who was a self taught dentist and 2nd lieutenant in the Confederate Army, James graduated from Medical College of Charleston in 1887 after graduating from the Citadel in 1883. After beginning his practice in the Allendale area of Barnwell County, he decided to relocate to the booming town of . . . — Map (db m20908) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — John Jacob Heyer |
| | Historical Marker
Eight Hundred fifty-three feet west of
this marker lies the Northwest corner
of the three hundred acre tract
granted by
The Colonial Governor's Council
to John Jacob Heyer, Sr.
and his wife Mary Magdalene Wagner
of Pfalzgrafenweiler, Germany,
who landed with their children
John, Jacob, Michael
Cristopher and Godfrey
at Bedon's wharf, Charles Towne,
in October, 1751 — Map (db m18422) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — 5-2 — Mt. Pleasant Church |
| | In 1835 St. Bartholomew Lutheran Church
moved here from about 1 mi. south and
changed its name to Mt. Pleasant.
It is generally accepted that this
congregation was organized ca. 1750
and that John George Bamberg
preached there shortly after 1798.
In 1873 the S.C. Lutheran Synod met
at Mt. Pleasant in a new building
since incorporated into the present
structure. — Map (db m8795) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Our Confederate Dead — Rivers Bridge State Park |
| | Most of the Confederates killed here were Georgians,
and most were unknown when they were reburied. But
the local community remembered them as " our
Confederate dead, " the fallen heroes of a common cause. The monument placed over their mass grave in 1878 resembled a large tombstone, reflecting the grief of a region coming to terms with death and defeat. It became the focal point for remembering the dead and vindicating their cause at the annual memorial services.
" In no other war in . . . — Map (db m15650) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Rivers Bridge Confederate Dead |
| |
( Front face )
In Memory
of our
Confederate Dead
who fell in battle at
River's Bridges
Feb. 4, 1865.
(Reverse face )
Soldier's rest, your welfare o'er,
Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking,
Dream of battlefields no more,
Days of danger, nights of waking. — Map (db m15652) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Rivers Bridge State Historic Site |
| | ( Left side )
The Legacy of Total War
From January to March in 1865 more than
60,000 Union soldiers led by General
William Tecumseh Sherman marched
across South Carolina. They brought
total war to the state, destroying
railroads, factories and farms and
attacking civilian morale.
( Right side )
Sherman's march through South Carolina
helped bring the Civil War to an end. For
many Union soldiers, the march was an
opportunity to punish South Carolina,
widely . . . — Map (db m15646) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), near Ulmer — 5-3 — Mizpah Church |
| | Methodist Church
established by 1832.
Present 1856 house of
worship is all that
remains of pre~ Civil
War Settlement of
Buford's Bridge. — Map (db m19641) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ulmer — 5-8 — Buford's Bridge |
| | (Front Text) Buford's Bridge, the earliest settlement in what is now Bamberg County, was established as early as 1792, when William Buford maintained a bridge and operated a ferry over the Salkehatchie River. It grew throughout the nineteenth century, with several residences, four stores, two taverns, a boarding house, a Masonic lodge, and Mizpah Methodist Church here by the 1850s.
( Reverse Text)
On February 3-5, 1865, as Gen.W.T. Sherman's Federals advanced toward Columbia, . . . — Map (db m7644) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Virginia, Lexington — I-8 — Washington and Lee University |
| | Founded, 1749, as Augusta Academy, near Greenville; reestablished at Timber Ridge, May, 1776, as Liberty Hall Academy; moved to Lexington and chartered as a college, 1782; endowed by George Washington, 1796, and named for him. Under presidency, 1865-1870, of Robert E. Lee (buried in the university chapel), whose name after death was incorporated in the official title. — Map (db m12271) |
| Virginia, Waynesboro — W 160 — Early’s Last Battle |
| | On the ridge west of Waynesboro occurred the last engagement of Confederate forces commanded by Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early. Portions of Maj.Gen. Philip H. Sheridan's army, including cavalry led by Maj.Gen.George A. Custer attacked and routed Confederate troops under Brig.Gen. Gabriel C. Wharton. Early and the remnants of his army retreated, leaving Sheridan in control and ending the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns. — Map (db m4238) |
| Virginia (Appomattox County), Appomattox — The McLean House — (reconstruction) |
| | Here in the parlor of Wilmer Mclean's home on April 9 — Palm Sunday — 1865 Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant. This act brought the Civil War to an end. — Map (db m6910) |
| Virginia (Augusta County), New Hope — Piedmont Battlefield |
| | Here on June 5, 1864, was fought the Battle of Piedmont for the possession of Staunton.
Union Forces under Gen. David Hunter 12,015 men and suffered a loss of 130 killed and 650 wounded. Confederate forces numbering 5,600 men under Gen. W.E.Jones defeated with loss 460 killed, 1450 wounded and 1,000 prisoners. Gen Jones was killed near this spot. — Map (db m4237) |
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