| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — "Big Bob" |
| | This Alarm Bell was Acquired
During the Term of
Robert McGowan Hill
Mayor, 1892-1898
and Named for Him. — Map (db m11852) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — "The Liars Bench" |
| | In Memory of
J.B. Bagwell
"The Mayor of Trinity Street"
1928 - 2008 — Map (db m16529) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Abbeville County Confederate Monument |
| | [South]:
"The world shall yet decide,
In truth's clear, far-off light,
That the soldiers who wore the gray, and died
With Lee were in the right!"
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"Brave men may die - right has no death;
Truth never shall pass away."
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"Come from the four winds,
O breath and breathe upon these slain,
That they may live."
[South Base]:
"On fame's eternal camping ground
their silent tents are spread
And glory guards with solemn round
the bivouac . . . — Map (db m11279) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Abbeville County Courthouse (1908) |
| | Abbeville's 6th courthouse - designed in beaux arts classical style by Edwards & Walter of Atlanta - dedicated in 1908 with City Hall/Opera House. (Two buildings indirectly financed by profits from Abbeville Dispensary, only one still operating above Columbia.)
1st courthouse - wooden frame building, pulled down in 1825.
2nd courthouse (c. 1825) - two-story brick building demolished after discovery of workmen's fraud (kaolin used instead of lime in mortar).
3rd courthouse (c. 1829) . . . — Map (db m14870) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Abbeville County Veterans Memorial |
| | In Grateful Memory
Of our loves ones from Abbeville County
who stand in the unbroken lines of
patriots who have dared to die that
freedom might live and grow and increase
its blessings.
World War I
Sam Adams, Cleveland Allen, William A. Bobo, Willie A. Bonds, Clarence Boyd, John Bryant, Paul Butler, Jake Childs, Brodas W. Davis, William Donaldson, Edgar E. Eakin, Eugene B. Gary, Jr., Amos Glover, earl A. Hall, Sam Harkness, William Houston, Claude Eugene Hughes, Eugene . . . — Map (db m11859) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Abbeville Opera House (1908) |
| |
Abbeville was a railway stopover for "road companies" traveling eastern seaboard from New York to Atlanta so town included an Opera House in its new municipal building designed by Edwards & Walter of Atlanta.
Dedicated October 1st, 1908 along with Court House
October 10th "The Great Divide" opened on its 7500 square foot stage
Many well known artists appeared in 250 live performances staged by traveling companies including dramas, minstral shows, vaudeville
1910 "moving . . . — Map (db m10354) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Abbeville Square A Stately County Square |
| |
The heart of Abbeville's Historic District is the magnificent tree-shaded Court Square. Located here is the replica of the original Confederate Monument erected in August, 1906 by the Daughters of the Confederacy, an old iron bell once used as the town fire alarm, and the Humane Society Alliance Fountain. We hope you'll take time to visit the many significant historic buildings that stand watch over the Square while in Abbeville.
Belmont Inn
Opened in 1903 as the Eureka Hotel, . . . — Map (db m12097) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — 1-4 — Abbeville's Confederate Colonels |
| | Augustus J. Lythgoe, 19 S.C. Inf.
Killed Murfreesboro, 1862
J. Foster Marshall, Orr's Rifles
Killed Second Manassas, 1862
George M. Miller, Orr's Rifles
Wounded Spotsylvania, 1864
James M. Perrin, Orr's Rifles
Killed Chancellorsville, 1863
Thomas Thomson, Moore's Rifles
Served Oct. 22, 1861-Dec. 10, 1863 — Map (db m10625) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Belmont Inn (1903) |
| |
Opened August 1903 as $30,000 hotel "The Eureka" under management W.T. McFall. Built to cater to "drummers" of the textile trade with 30 rooms and 1 public bath. Banquet rooms used to show their wares while Curtain Call Lounge was a barber shop. Touring theatre companies performing at Opera House also stayed there during railway stopovers in Abbeville. Closed in early 1970s but restored and reopened in 1984 as "Belmont Inn" full service hotel with 25 rooms. — Map (db m7169) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — 1-5 — Birthplace of Calhoun |
| |
On this land settled by his father Patrick Calhoun in the 1750s, defended against the Indians in the Cherokee War and the enemies of liberty in the American Revolution, John Caldwell Calhoun, American statesman and champion of the old South, was born March 18, 1782, and nurtured to young manhood. — Map (db m10626) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — 1-7 — Burt-Stark House / Jefferson Daviss Flight |
| | Burt-Stark House When Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, left Richmond after its fall in April 1865, he traveled south, trying to reach and rally the remnants of his army. On May 2, he spent the night at the home of Col. Armistead Burt. In 1971, Burts grand-niece Mary Stark Davis gave this historic house and all its furnishings to Abbeville's Historic Preservation Commission.
Jefferson Daviss Flight
Here, at the home of Colonel Burt, President Jefferson Davis held . . . — Map (db m10564) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Conservation Cabin |
| | Built by James Fell in 1815
in the Cedar Springs area
of old Abbeville District — Map (db m11863) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — First Burial in Long Cane Cemetery |
| | In memory of the first person, a young girl whose name is unknown. Buried here about 1760. The story goes that she was visiting the Lesly family and died as a result of injuries sustained while they were making lye soap. John Lesly and his brother, Thomas, who lived not far apart, set off walking from their homes and where they met. They established this Lesly graveyard that was later renamed Upper Long Cane Cemetery.
This marker is placed on her grave in 2008 by members of the Upper Long . . . — Map (db m18756) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — First Secession Meeting Columns |
| |
[Northwest]
"Lord God of Hosts, Be With Us Yet,
Lest We Forget, Lest We Forget
On the hillside in the rear of this memorial on November 22, 1860, the first organized secession meeting was held.
On that day the ancient artillery company, the Southern Rights Dragoons, and companies of minute-men from Abbeville, Greenwood, Cokesbury, Ninety-Six, Bradley, Due West, Donalds, Wickliffe, and Calhoun's Mill marched in line together with an immence concourse of loyal citizens; . . . — Map (db m11691) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Fort Pickens |
| | This stone
marks the place
where, in 1767,
Gen. Andrew Pickens
built a
Block House
as a place of refuge
against the Indians.
It was used as a fort
during the
Revolutionary War
and was known as
Fort Pickens. — Map (db m18765) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Henry McNeal Turner |
| | Historical Bicentennial marker
in memory of
Henry McNeal Turner
1834-1915
Birthplace: Newberry, South Carolina - Boyhood home: Abbeville, South Carolina
Missionary Pioneer to South Africa, Liberation Theologian, Social and Political Activist, First Black United States Military Chaplain, Consecrated Twelfth Bishop, African Methodist Episcopal Church
-- 1880 --
Senior Bishop
Henry Wendell Murph
Active Bishops
John Hurst Adams, Richard Allen Hildebrand, Samuel . . . — Map (db m20249) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Humane Society Alliance Fountain (1912) |
| | One of 125 watering troughs/fountains presented to communities around the U.S. in early 1900's by National Humane Alliance with endowment from Herman Lee Ensign, founder. Minnie Maddern Fiske (1865-1932), actress/activist (husband president of the Alliance) was instigator of campaign to improve lot of workhorses & donated proceeds from her performances to fund these watering troughs. Abbeville's 5-ton fountain, one of the few still in original location, installed as watering trough in 1912. . . . — Map (db m11856) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Last Cabinet Meeting Marker |
| | This tablet was placed here
to commemorate
the last meeting of the
Confederate States Cabinet
which was held in the Burt House near by
directly in front of this stone.
The following cabinet members were present:
Jefferson Davis, President
Judah P. Benjamin, Secretary of State
John C. Breckenridge, Secretary of War
S.R. Mallory, Secretary of Navy
John H. Reagan, Post Master Gen'l
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A council of war was held at the same
time with the . . . — Map (db m12094) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — 1-8 — Maj. Thomas D. Howie The Major of St. Lτ |
| | [Front]:
Birthplace of Thomas Dry Howie (1908–1944), World War II hero famous as “The Major of St. Lτ,” Abbeville High School, Class of 1925. The Citadel, Class of 1929, where he was an all-state football player and was president of his class. Coach and teacher, Staunton Military Academy, Staunton Va., 1929-1941. Lt., 116th Inf. Va. National Guard, 1941. Promoted to major; served at regimental H.Q. until
[Reverse]:
July 1944, when he took command of the . . . — Map (db m9344) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — 1-11 — McGowan-Barksdale-Bundy House |
| | [Front]:
This 1888 Queen Anne house was the home of Gen. Samuel McGowan (1819-1897) until his death. McGowan, a lawyer, Confederate general, and jurist born in Laurens Co., had moved to Abbeville in 1841. He was an officer during the Mexican War and in the S.C. militia after it. During the Civil War he commanded the 14th S.C. Infantry 1862-63 and commanded a S.C. brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia 1863-65.
[Reverse]:
After 1865 McGowan bought a house on this lot. . . . — Map (db m21732) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Old Bank Building (ca. 1865) |
| | Designed by S. Henry James to house first Bank of South Carolina in the Upstate (later became National Bank of Abbeville). One of oldest remaining buildings on the Square after a series of downtown fires in 1870s destroyed much of downtown. Bank lobby features series of 1922 paintings by Wilbur Kurtz depicting a hundred years of Abbeville's history from Gen. Andrew Pickens to Jefferson Davis' Last War Council Meeting. (Remained a bank until end of 1995 when donated to the City by Nations Bank.) — Map (db m11918) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Operation Desert Shield / Storm Monument Lest We Forget |
| | A Tribute to
the Men and Women of Abbeville County
Who Served in the Military in
Operation Desert Shield
Operation Desert Storm
August 2, 1990 -------- February 28, 1991 — Map (db m11860) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — 1-1 — Patrick Calhoun Burial Grounds |
| |
5.5 miles southeast is the burial ground of Patrick and Martha Caldwell Calhoun, parents of John C. Calhoun, deputy surveyor 1756; first representative from Up Country to Commons House of Assembly, 1769-1772; member of First Provincial Congress, 1775; second, 1775-1776; General Assembly, 1776; and frequently after until his death, 1796. His greatest service to his state was his successful fight for the Circuit Courts Act, 1762. Across the road is his home site. — Map (db m10627) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Secession Hill |
| | One of the first organized mass meetings held here on November 22, 1860, to launch South Carolina's secession from the Union. Judge A.G. Magrath of Charleston, urged "immediate action on the part of South Carolina at any & every hazard", followed by Gen. M.L. Bonham, Cong. McGowan, Major Armistead Burt & others. Resolutions unanimously adopted favoring secession of the State. Committee of twenty appointed nominees Edward Noble, John A. Calhoun, Thomas Thompson, John H. Wilson & D.L. Wardlaw to . . . — Map (db m11686) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — The Bundy-Barksdale-McGowan House |
| | Queen Anne style Architecture Built in 1888
Once Owned by Confederate Gen. Samuel McGowan and by WWII Gen. W.E. Barksdale
Donated by J.D. Bundy in 1989 to the Abbeville County Historical Society
Now serves as Headquarters for the Society and the Jane Greene Center for the Arts — Map (db m16129) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — The Law Offices of John C. Calhoun |
| |
Near here, from 1807 to 1817, were
situated the law offices of
John C. Calhoun.
Born in the Long Canes District of Abbeville March 18, 1782.
Died, Washington D.C.
March 31, 1850.
Member of Congress
1811-1817
Secretary of War
1817-1825
Vice President of the United States
1825-1832
United States Senator
1832-1842, 1845-1850
Secretary of State
1844-1845 — Map (db m7352) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — This Water Fountain |
| | This Water Fountain
Dedicated to
The United States
Armed Forces
by
Abbeville American Legion
Auxiliary
Post No. 2
November 11, 1980 — Map (db m11883) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — 1-10 — Thomas Chiles Perrin House |
| | [Front]:
The Greek Revival residence of Thomas Chiles Perrin (1805-1878), prominent Abbeville District lawyer, planter, businessman, and politician, stood here from 1858 until it burned in 1877. When completed the house was described as "one of the finest and most commodious mansions in the State." Perrin served as mayor, state representative and senator, and for many years as president of the Greenville & Columbia RR.
[Reverse]:
In December 1860, as chair of the . . . — Map (db m9358) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Trinity Episcopal Church Abbeville's Gothic Revival Church |
| | Trinity Episcopal Church is the oldest standing church in Abbeville. With its classic Gothic architecture and 125-foot steeple, it dominates the Abbeville skyline. Built by a congregation made prosperous by the economy of cotton in the antebellum period, it was constructed in 1859-60 as clouds gathered for a war that would radically change their way of life forever.
Marshall Memorial
Memorial to Colonel and Mrs. J. Foster Marshall. Colonel Marshall is one of three lost colonels of . . . — Map (db m11921) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Calhoun Falls — 1-2 — Millwood Home of James Edward Calhoun |
| | Half mile southeast is Millwood, home of James Edward Calhoun, 1796-1898, son of John Ewing and Floride Bonneau Calhoun and brother-in-law of John C. Calhoun. After serving as lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, he developed Millwood, which ultimately included 25,000 acres. Seeing the value of Trotter's Shoals, a part of this estate, he was among the first to encourage the use of Southern water power. — Map (db m9439) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Calhoun Falls — Olin D. Johnston Memorial Boulevard |
| | . . . — Map (db m9437) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Calhoun Falls — Richard B. Russell Dam Flood Control, Electric Power, and Recreation |
| |
On the upper Savannah River near Elberton, Ga., and Calhoun Falls, S.C. lies the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake -- authorized for construction by the Flood Control Act of 1966 for the purposes of hydropower generation, recreation and flood control. Originally known as Trotters Shoals, the dam site is situated about midway between the J. Strom Thurmond and Hartwell dams and lake projects of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District.
The Russell Project
Construction of the . . . — Map (db m15876) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Donalds — 1-9 — Boonesborough Township (1763) |
| |
Surveyed in 1762 by Patrick Calhoun and named for Gov. Thomas Boone, this 20,500-acre township was one of four townships laid out west of Ninety-Six as a buffer between white and Cherokee lands. In 1763 Scots-Irish families began to settle in the area near Long Cane, Park's and Chickasaw Creeks. The headwaters of Long Cane Creek are 500 feet south; the Cherokee Path crossed the township boundary one mile south. — Map (db m10605) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Donalds — Marilyn Anne McKinney |
| | In Memory of
Marilyn Anne McKinney
President of the Rhodi Bowie
Family Historical Society
from 1989 until her death June 17, 1995. She was an outstanding leader earning our love and support. — Map (db m20781) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Donalds — Templeton-Drake Cabin ca. 1764 |
| | Dedicated to
Jane Byrd Wilson
Sept. 19,1939 - March 17, 2000
She worked to preserve the valuable
heritage of the Boonesborough Township — Map (db m12103) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Donalds — The Donalds Grange No. 497 Patrons of Husbandry and Literacy |
| |
The Donalds Grange No. 497 is significant for both its architecture and its contribution to the social development of the community and Abbeville County. For these reasons, Donalds Grange No. 497, Patrons of Husbandry, was entered into the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 1995. Construction in 1935 by local Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor on land donated by W. Maxie Agnew, the building served originally as the home of the town hall, the grange, and the public . . . — Map (db m12112) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Due West — Abbeville County Rich in History and Natural Resources |
| |
Named after the city in France, Abbeville County has a rich historical and cultural heritage. The town of Abbeville, the county seat, is known for its quaint tree-lined square with bricked streets; the famous 1908 historic Opera House and its companion building, the Courthouse; the historic "pink" church, Trinity Episcopal, with its soaring spire; and fine Victorian homes like the Burt-Stark Mansion, a National Historic Landmark. The town of Due West is home to the 19th century Erskine . . . — Map (db m14843) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Due West — 1-13 — Action at Pratt's Mill |
| | [Front]:
The last action of the Revolution in this part of S.C. was at Pratt's Mill, a grist mill on the Little River owned by Joseph Pratt. On October 30, 1781, an outpost of 30 Patriots at the mill, under Capt. John Norwood, was surprised by 30 Loyalists and Cherokees under Col. William "Bloody Bill" Cunningham. Norwood, who was wounded, was the only casualty on either side.
[Reverse]:
The Patriots fled, leaving behind 30 horses and most of their weapons; the Loyalists . . . — Map (db m20821) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Due West — Angela Marlow Newton Class of 1995 |
| | The initial gift and a substantial contribution toward the construction of this sign were donated by members of the Class of 1995 as a memorial to their classmate, Angela Marlow Newton, whose untimely death in her senior year at Erskine College touched the members of the class and the Erskine community.
Erskine College also expresses appreciation to the members of the Class of 1998 and others who gave generously to this project. — Map (db m12098) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Due West — 1-3 — Bowie Family Memorial |
| |
Erected by the descendants of
Abraham Bowie, born in Scotland
and settled in Durham Parish,
Charles County, Maryland, about
1700 A.D. The family of his grandson
Rhody Bowie, moved to Abbeville
County, South Carolina about 1800.
Eli Bowie, son of Rhody Bowie,
established Gilgal Church in 1817.
This church is located two miles
east of this memorial and is the
site of the Bowie reunion each year. — Map (db m9338) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Due West — Bryson College Memorial Living Water |
| |
In gratitude for the lasting benefits Bryson College provided for so many students, her Alumni and Friends have provided this Memorial Fountain to perpetuate the "Associate Reformed Presbyterian College in the West." This fountain is dedicated in memory of the first President of Bryson College, Dr. Hunter Bryson Blakely, his successors, faculty, personnel, all Bryson Alumni and Friends of the College. Bryson College was founded in Fayetteville, Tennessee, in 1919 and closed in 1929, merging . . . — Map (db m14782) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Due West — Camp-Walker Plaza |
| | Given to the
Camp-Younts Foundation
and
Harry W. Walker
In honor of the
Camp family's
commitment to Erskine. — Map (db m14896) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Due West — 1-6 — Due West |
| |
As early as 1765 the site 6 miles NW known to the Indians as Yellow Water, where the Keowee Path crossed the Cherokee line, was called DeWitt's Corner. In 1777 a treaty between S.C. and the Cherokee Indians was signed there. The present town was first called Due West Corner. Here in 1839 Erskine College the state's first 4-year church college was founded by the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. — Map (db m10602) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Due West — Erskine College South Carolina's First Four-Year Church-Related College |
| |
Erskine College was founded in 1839 by the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church as South Carolina's first four-year church-related college. The college grew out of an academy for men established in 1835 and seminary founded two years later at Due West.
In 1859 Due West Woman's College was founded and continued for 70 years until it was merged with Erskine in 1929.
Today Erskine's academic excellence as a liberal arts college continues with consistent ranking among the country's . . . — Map (db m14793) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Due West — Rev. J.I. Bonner Monument |
| |
Southwest Side:
Founder
of the
Due West Female College
and for near twenty two years
its
President
1859-1885
Northeast Side:
Erected
By the Alumnae and
affectionately inscribed
to the Memory of
Rev. J.I. Bonner D.D. — Map (db m15790) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Due West — William Moffatt Grier |
| |
Citizen, Soldier, Educator, Servant of Christ.
Born Feb. 111, 1843
Died Sept. 3, 1899.
President of Erskine College from 1871 to 1899.
His service is measured not by years but by results. He still lives in hundreds of useful lives to which he gave inspiration and guidance -
Life's work well done,
Life's race well run.
Life's crown well won,
Now comes rest. — Map (db m14835) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Lowndesville — 1-12 — Lowndesville |
| |
[Front]: This town, established in 1823, grew up around a store owned by Matthew Young (1803-1876), who was also postmaster 1831-43. It was first called Pressly's Station, for the post office opened in 1823 with David Pressly (1764-1834) as postmaster. The town was renamed Rocky River in 1831 and then Lowndesville in 1836 for William Lowndes (1782-1822), U.S. Congressman 1811-22.
[Reverse]: Lowndesville, incorporated in 1839, had about 150 inhabitants for most of its . . . — Map (db m9397) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Lowndesville — W.D. Nixon Bridge |
| | Named in 1982
in honor of
a dedicated public
servant and
ardent supporter of
the construction of
Richard B. Russell Dam
Member, S.C. House
1949 — 1953
Served also as
Chairman
Abbeville County Council
Mayor, Lowndesville
County Chairman
Democratic Party — Map (db m9442) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Abney Athletic Center |
| | This building was made possible by the
generous support of
The Abney Foundation
and
John R. Fulp, Jr.
It will forever serve as a tribute to the dedication and work of the many thousands of men and women who are a part of the textile industry throughout South Carolina. — Map (db m19810) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson College Infirmary Rice Building |
| | Presented by
Mr. & Mrs. Rex Rice
of
Belton, South Carolina
in
1960
for the advancement of Christian education and to the glory of God. — Map (db m19812) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson County Confederate Monument |
| |
[North]:
(Palmetto Tree)
(Crossed swords in scabbards with a laurel wreath - representing the cavalry.)
(Confederate Battle Flag)
"Though conquered, we adore it!
Love the cold dead hands that bore it!"
[West]:
(Furled Stainless Banner)
(Cannon wheel, cannon balls, cannon swabs - representing the artillery.)
1st Battle Manassas, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Caines' Mill, Frazier's Farm, 2nd Battle Manassas, Boonsborough, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chickamauga, . . . — Map (db m10732) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson County Court House -- 1898 |
| |
This is Anderson County's second court house. It stands on the site of the first small brick court house where the first court session in Anderson was held on the third Monday in October, 1820. The present building of pronounced Victorian architecture was dedicated June 27, 1898, with elaborate explosives opened with a procession from the Hotel Chiquola (Plaza Hotel Building). The Court House addition was erected in 1939. The clock face and bell in the tower are the same ones used in the . . . — Map (db m10692) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson County Courthouse Annex Park |
| | The location of the Anderson County Courthouse Annex on the corner of Fant and River Street has unique significance to Anderson's history. The site is the location of the 1865 federal encampment of the First Maine, 33rd Regiment, United States Colored Troops (USCT), a military unit composed of African American soldiers. The encampment included the terrain where historic McCant's Middle School now stands, continuing to the corner of Fant and River Streets. The First Marine troops, 33rd Regiment . . . — Map (db m19838) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson County Veterans Monument |
| |
This monument is dedicated to the war veterans of Anderson County. On its walls are listed the names of our natives who served in World War I, World war II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War. In addition, the monument lists the names of out local men and women who lost their lives during peacetime service in the United States Armed Forces.
Each section of the monument is dedicated to veterans form the different wars. In each section, the names of the veterans who . . . — Map (db m21367) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson, S.C. The Electric City Founded in 1827 |
| | Named in Honor of
Gen. Robert Anderson
A Revolutionary Hero — Map (db m10671) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-25 — Anderson: "The Electric City" |
| |
[Front]:
Anderson was dubbed "The Electric City" in 1895 when William C. Whitner, an engineer and native of Anderson, built a hydroelectric power plant which was the first in the South to transmit electricity over long distances. The plant, in McFall's Mill at High Shoals on the Rocky River 6 mi. E, supplied power to light the city and also operated several small industries in Anderson. In 1897 Whitner replaced the
[Reverse]:
experimental plant with a larger generated . . . — Map (db m10693) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Bank of Anderson Building - ca. 1891 |
| |
This building was erected as the home of the Bank of Anderson, an outgrowth of the Anderson National Bank founded in 1872 with Col. Joseph Newton Brown as president. The early bank was located on the west side of the square. It was the second banking institution established in the city. In 1891 the Anderson National Bank was reorganized and renamed the Bank of Anderson. Its first president was B.F. Mauldin. The bank continued in operation until 1925. The original entrance to this building . . . — Map (db m21221) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Denmark Hall |
| | This building constructed in 1912
is named in honor of
Dr. Annie Dove Denmark
Associated with Anderson College for
36 years, serving as President of the
college from 1928-1953. Dr. Denmark
was a resident of this dormitory
during her tenure. — Map (db m19738) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Fant's Book Store -- 1851 |
| | This store is the oldest business firm in Anderson. It has been owned and operated consistently by the same family for 175 years. Established by George W. Fant and originally named G.W. Fant & Son the store is an outgrowth of Dr. Edmund Webb's Drug and Book store, one of Anderson's first business establishments. Prior to 1851 Mr. Fant was associated with the Webb firm and assisted in conducting the business of the Post Office which was located in the store on the west side of the square. The . . . — Map (db m21292) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — G. Ross Anderson Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse |
| | Entered on the National Register
of Historic Places
December 13, 1971
Federal Building
U.S. Courthouse
Federal Postal Station
Anderson, South Carolina
Thomas Harlan Ellett
Architect 1938
This property significantly contributes to the Nation's cultural heritage.
Commemorated June 1976
Gerald R. Ford
President of the United States
Jack Eckerd
Administrator of General Services — Map (db m19912) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-2 — High Shoals |
| |
Two miles south on Rocky River, Anderson Water, Light, & Power Co., organized in 1894 by William C. Whitner, was successful the next year in transmitting electricity over the distance of four miles to Anderson. This achievement heralded the industrial revolution in the South. — Map (db m10764) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Historic Wilhite House Antebellum |
| | Home Of Dr. P.A. Wilhite Discoverer Of Ether — Map (db m10737) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-13 — Hopewell Church |
| |
This Baptist church, which was first located about 1.5 miles northwest, was constituted in 1803. The congregation moved to the present 4.4 acre site after it was surveyed December 14, 1822. Two houses of worship were built here before 1891, when a third was erected. It was replaced by the present 1949 structure. — Map (db m10668) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — In Commemoration of Black Pioneers |
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[Front]:
Business Tenure
Dr. N.H. Jenkins, M.D.
1907 1920
Dr. Moses Jenkins, Pharmacist
1907 1920
Stewart Anderson, Merchant
1913 1925
E.J. Thomas, Tailor
1918 1977
W.I. Peek, Mortician
1919 1941
Arfelton Adger, Taxicab
1946 1977
East Church Street
Anderson S.C.
What Was Once Can Never
Be Again; Records Will
Show We Were Here
1907-1980
[Reverse]:
City of Anderson, S.C.
Mayor
Darwin H. Wright
City Council
Francis E. Cason, . . . — Map (db m19914) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — In Honor and Remembrance |
| | In Honor and Remembrance
of the
heroes and victims of September 11, 2001
and to celebrate
the enduring spirit of all Americans. — Map (db m19891) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — James Lawrence Orr |
| | Born August 29, 1852
Died February 26, 1905
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Founder and President
Orr Cotton Mills
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Honest and Fearless in the
Discharge of Every Duty.
Rest in Peace. — Map (db m15269) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Korean War / Viet Nam Veterans |
| | [Front]
In honor of the
Korean War veterans of
Anderson County
1950-1955
Erected by the
American Legion
W.H. Hudgens Unit No. 14
and Ladies'Auxiliary
1933
[Reverse]
In honor of the
Viet Nam veterans of
Anderson County
1964-1975
Erected by the
American Legion
W.H. Hudgens Unit No. 14
and Ladies'Auxiliary
1986 — Map (db m10674) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Law Enforcement Officers Memorial |
| | A memorial to the Memory of the law enforcement officers of Anderson County South Carolina who gave their lives in the line of duty. Their valor and sacrifice will be long remembered.
William Gibson Anderson Police Dept. 1924
James Wilson Sheriff Dept. 1926
Luther Martin Sheriff Dept. 1928
Ed Sanders Anderson Police Dept. 1947
W.L. Bill Acker . . . — Map (db m11399) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — M42A1 "Duster" |
| |
A mobile, full tracked, lightly armored antiaircraft & ground support weapon system.
Manufactured by Cadillac at the Cleveland Tank Arsenal in the 1950s.
Weight of 49,500 pounds and a crew of six.
Powered by a continental air cooled supercharged engine with 895 cubic inches and 500 horsepower.
A GM Allison automatic transmission.
Armament included twin 40mm automatic guns, Swedish design by Bofors (240 rounds per minute) and an air cooled 30 caliber flexible machine . . . — Map (db m19918) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Masonic Temple -- 1889 |
| | This is the second Masonic Temple to occupy this location. After its organization in 1848, Hiram Lodge No. 68 met in the second story of a store building on the east side of the square for several years. The first temple was erected at this in 1866. Its small auditorium was Anderson's first theater. The building also was used to house Anderson first hospital established during the Civil War as the Ladies Hospital Association. The present temple, once topped by a cupola, was dedicated with . . . — Map (db m21248) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Mountain Creek Baptist Church |
| | Organized in 1789 initially as an Arm
of the Shockley Ferry Church.
Known for a time as Bethesda.
Cooper Bennett was its first pastor.
The oldest church in the Saluda Baptist
Association, it has been a Lighthouse
for the lost and a place for all to
worship God and continue to move on
Forward Through the Ages — Map (db m10132) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Mrs. J.D. Chapman |
| | In Memory of
Mrs. J.D. Chapman
First President of Woman's Missionary Union
Auxiliary to South Carolina Baptist Convention
1902-1907 1913-1930
Dedicated Christian Missions Leader
of Vision and Ability
Honored by Name of WMU State Mission Offering
Her Watchword: "Be Ye Steadfast." — Map (db m19867) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-14 — Old Hopewell Cemetery |
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Located 1.09 miles northwest, this cemetery marks the original site of Hopewell Baptist Church which was constituted in 1803. The cemetery contains graves of Revolutionary and Confederate veterans. Some graves are marked by field stones with hand-chiseled initials. — Map (db m10724) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Old Silverbrook Veterans Memorial |
| | In Memoriam
To All Veterans
Who Have Served Their Country
Honorably and Bravely.
May They Rest in Peace. — Map (db m19886) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-26 — Oliver Bolt's Cotton Gin |
| |
The first cotton gin to be powered by electricity transmitted over a long distance stood near this site on the farm of Oliver "Duck" Bolt (1847-1922). In 1897 Bolt, whose gin had previously been powered by a steam engine, contracted with the Anderson Water, Light, and Power Company to furnish electricity for a 20-horsepower electric motor from its new plant at Portman Shoals, 7mi. W on the Seneca River. — Map (db m15161) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Portman Dam and Power Plant |
| | [Front Marker]:
In 1889, the City of Anderson contracted with a 26 year old native son, an engineering graduate of the University of South Carolina, to build a steam power plant and water system for the city. Keeping up with the engineering achievements of the day, William Church Whitner became convinced that the long distance transmission of electric energy using hydropower would be developed in Anderson. On May 1, 1895, a group of Anderson's business and community leaders ventured to . . . — Map (db m10697) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-1 — Portman Shoals |
| |
Half mile West on Seneca River the Portman Shoals Power Plant, built by William C. Whitner, began in 1897 the transmission of high-voltage electricity over the longest lines then in use for that purpose in the United States. The success of this plant, now owned by Duke Power Company, caused Anderson to be called "The Electric City." — Map (db m10696) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Pratt Hall |
| | This building constructed in 1912
is named in honor of
Dr. and Mrs. R.N. Pratt
Ourstanding Teachers
at Anderson College
Dr. Pratt - 1922-1927
Mrs. Pratt - 1922-1946 — Map (db m19745) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-23 — Roberts Church |
| |
Organized in 1789 and sometimes called Simpson's Meetinghouse, this church is one of Anderson County's oldest Presbyterian churches. The Reverend John Simpson was the first minister, and the Reverend David Humphreys served here for 39 years until his death in 1869. Both men are buried in the church sanctuary. The present sanctuary was built in 1937 — Map (db m10782) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-7 — St. John's Methodist Church |
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Organized in 1828, this was the first church in Anderson. A log meeting house built in 1830 on West Benson Street served the church until 1858 when a frame building was erected on this site. A brick church replaced it in 1888. The present sanctuary was completed in 1912, the educational building in 1928, and the activities building in 1956. The church was named St. John's in 1897. — Map (db m10733) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Sullivan Music Building |
| | This building wad donated to
Anderson College in 1914 by
Mr. Charles S. Sullivan, Sr.
to be used as the President's Home.
In 1965 it was renovated to serve
as the music building. — Map (db m19804) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — The First Baptist Church Bell |
| | Originally mounted in the church tower during the alterations to the building in the year 1892, and removed in 1976 when the old tower was razed.
The bell is mounted here as a symbol of the influence on the community of this church for the last one hundred and fifty-five years, and as a challenge for those who follow to work diligently for the advancement of the kingdom of God throughout the world.
May it still be used to mark significant events so that all who hear the clear tones . . . — Map (db m11248) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — The H.H. Watkins Teaching Center |
| | In Memory of
Henry Hitt Watkins
1866-1947
and
Maude Wakefield Watkins
1870-1963
This building was made possible through the generosity of Judge and Mrs. Watkins, the South Carolina Baptist Convention, and other dedicated friends of Anderson College.
Mr. Watkins, teacher, excellent lawyer and outstanding judge was chairman of the Committee of Forty selected by the citizens of Anderson to raise the first large gift presented toward the building of Anderson College. Mr. . . . — Map (db m19816) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — The Hole |
| | This structure is called a "sweatbox" and was commonly used throughout the United States as a government-recommended method of disciplining prisoners during the mid-1900s. It was very much despised and feared by the prisoners, who referred to it as "the hole." This sweatbox is located on the site of the camp used to house prisoners of African-American descent. The camp for the white prisoners was located across the street where the Civil Center now stands. This sweatbox is the one that was . . . — Map (db m19917) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — The J.E. Rouse Dormitory |
| | Erected 1962-63
Named in honor of
Dr. John Edward Rouse
Baptist Leader, Friend of Youth
Champion of Education
President of Anderson College 1957-73
This dormitory is named to honor him
in grateful recognition of
his contribution and leadership
of Anderson College. — Map (db m19829) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — The Old Reformer |
| |
Though not engaged in actual warfare since the Revolutionary War, when it was used by both the American and British Army, this old cannon has had much to do with the making of South Carolina history. It came into this section, first in 1814, in charge of the military forces of this district and was late used when great enthusiasm in General and Camp musters.
In 1860 it was used with wonderful effect spreading the news of South Carolina's secession and in rallying the manhood of the . . . — Map (db m21310) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Thompson Centennial United ME Church -- 1867 |
| | This was the second Negro church founded in Anderson. It was organized at a meeting of approximately 15 persons at the home of the Rev. Henry A. Mikell, who served as the first pastor. A lot was purchased from Bale Clayton for $100 and a small frame church, built of lumber from logs donated by Mrs. Joseph N. (Elizabeth) Whitner, was erected at the site. The original building was replaced by the present brick structure in 1911. The first pastor called after erection of the brick edifice was the . . . — Map (db m11745) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Vandiver Hall Whyte House / White Building |
| | Whyte House
The west wing of this building was
constructed in 1920 and is named
in honor of
James Primrose Whyte
Dean and beloved Professor of
Literature and Sociology at
Anderson College from 1918 to 1922.
John E. White Building
Constructed in 1960
This building is named in honor of
Dr. John Ellington White
Orator, Scholar and Dynamic President of
Anderson College from 1916 to 1927. — Map (db m19784) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Weather Reporting Station |
| |
This structure once housed the Anderson County Airport's Weather Reporting Station. Located across the street where the Civic Center is now and constructed in 1931 at a cost between $5500 and $6000, this building was designed to provide shelter for the weather recording instruments and the technicians using them. There were also rooms for traveling aviators who needed a brief respite. As the county grew, so did the use of the airfield. When the county built the new airfield at its current . . . — Map (db m15327) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — William Arthur Floyd Mat 1, 1945 - May 13, 1999 |
| | William A. Floyd, a man of vision, served Anderson County as the first African-American elected to the Anderson County Council. He touched the lives of many county residents in various ways, as a husband, father, teacher, coach, councilman, Christian, and friend. Always thinking of the betterment of the county, he worked tirelessly to install teamwork and harmony in Anderson County. Mr. Floyd led the county in its longest sustained period of growth and prosperity and was instrumental in the . . . — Map (db m21328) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — William Church Whitner Centennial Anniversary of Duke Power |
| |
Native son William Church Whitner developed the concept and spearheaded financing for the first hydroelectric plant to transmit power over a long distance in the South. On May 1, 1895, electricity travelled six miles from a generator at High Shoals on the Rocky River to downtown Anderson, S.C.
Whitner was born in 1864 and attended the University of South Carolina. After considering law, he chose a degree in Civil Engineering in 1885. He set out as a railroad engineer, but soon . . . — Map (db m10695) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — World War I Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the memory of
our comrades who entered the
service of their country
from Anderson County
and who gave their lives in
the World War
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Dedicated by
W.A. Hudgens Post No. 14,
American Legion
November 11, 1934 — Map (db m10681) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — World War Veterans |
| | [Front]
In honor of the
World War veterans of
Anderson County, 1914-1918
Erected by the
American Legion Auxiliary
W.H. Hudgens Unit No. 14
1933
[Reverse]
In honor of the
World War veterans of
Anderson County, 1941-1945
Erected by the
American Legion Auxiliary
W.H. Hudgens Unit No. 14
1950 — Map (db m10673) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson County — Anderson County Fire Fighters Memorial |
| | Remembering those that gave
their lives protecting people
and property
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"...We are the defenders from fire, of the art which has beautified the world, the product of the genius of man and the means of refinement of mankind. But, above all, our proudest endeavor is to save lives of men, a work of God himself." -- Excerpt from The Firemen's Creed — Map (db m19915) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Belton — Belton Veterans Memorial |
| | In this place we honor all those who served in the Armed Forces and reflect upon their dedication to duty and country. We recognize the hardships they endured to protect our freedoms and the ultimate sacrifice of life given by those listed below: [Listing the names of persons who lost their lives in World Wars I and II] — Map (db m10757) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Belton — Rocky River Baptist Association Headquarters 1917 Union High School 1937 |
| | This building served as a classroom and
dormitory for the former Union High School
Dedicated
"To The Glory of God"
July 20, 1991
The Reverend R.H. Mitchell -- Moderator at Renovation
Dr. Earl J. Mathis -- At Dedication — Map (db m10752) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Easley — 4-24 — Pickens Cemetery |
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This land, Cherokee territory until 1777, became the final resting place after the American Revolution for early pioneers who settled the area. A number of soldiers of the Revolution are buried here including Robert Pickens, who served in the state militia and was brother to General Andrew Pickens. — Map (db m9087) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Easley — 4-35 — St. Paul Methodist Church |
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[Front]:
This church, founded in 1803, held its first services in the home of John Wilson and was first known as Wilson's Chapel. That year the congregation bought two acres here from George Head; the first church on this site was built in 1810. St. Paul's early ministers were circuit riders, as it was part of the Saluda District until it joined the Pendleton District in 1871.
[Reverse]:
The second church, a frame cruciform building, was built here in 1897; it served . . . — Map (db m11801) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Honea Path — 4-9 — Barkers Creek Baptist Church |
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Founded in 1821, this is the boyhood church and burial place of Olin D. Johnston. He was decorated for bravery in World War I, served in the S.C. House of Representatives, was twice Governor of S.C., in 1935-1939 and 1943-1945, and U.S. Senator from 1945 until his death April 18, 1965. — Map (db m9335) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Honea Path — 4-27 — Carnegie Library |
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Honea Path is the smallest town of the fourteen South Carolina communities with libraries funded by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. Dr. John Wright, Mayor John Humbert, and Miss Jennie Erwin were leaders in obtaining the $5000 grant. The Honea Path Library Association was established in 1907 and the library opened in 1908. It was renamed the Jennie Erwin Library in 1958, when it became part of the Anderson County Library System. — Map (db m10759) |
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