Barnwell in Barnwell County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Red Hill At Turkey Creek
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 14, 2013
1. Red Hill At Turkey Creek Marker
This high bluff was called
Red Hill in the colonial
era. It overlooks Turkey
Creek, which flows into the
Great Salkehatchie River.
The Charleston-to-Augusta
road, along an old Indian
trail, crossed the creek
nearby. The waters of
Turkey Creek and White Oak
Springs, just north of this
site, were incentives for
the early settlement and
development of what would
later become Barnwell.
(Reverse text)
McHeath's Tavern, the first
business in what became
Barnwell, was built nearby
before the Revolution. The
town, a county seat since
1785 when Winton District
(later Barnwell District,
and then Barnwell County)
was created, was long
called Barnwell Court
House. Two cemeteries a
short distance east, both
established about 1800,
include the graves of some
of Barnwell's earliest
families.
Erected 2012 by The City of Barnwell. (Marker Number 6-20.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.
Location. 33° 14.719′
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Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fuller Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Calhoun Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Barnwell County Confederate Monument (approx. Ό mile away); Bethlehem Baptist Church (approx. Ό mile away); To the Veterans of All The Wars (approx. Ό mile away); To Honor the Memory of those Soldiers (approx. Ό mile away); Barnwell County Revolutionary War Monument (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barnwell.
Regarding Red Hill At Turkey Creek. Red Hill is a high bluff overlooking Turkey Creek, and now part of Fuller Park
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 14, 2013
2. Red Hill At Turkey Creek Marker, looking east along Dunbarton Blvd (US 278 State Route 64)
Fuller Park and Historic Barnwell now occupy onetime "Red Hill", looking east along Dunbarton Boulevard (US 278 State Route 64)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 14, 2013
3. Red Hill At Turkey Creek Marker reverse side
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 14, 2013
4. Marker at Turkey Creek
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 14, 2013
5. Red Hill At Turkey Creek Marker looking west along Dunbarton Boulevard
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 14, 2013
6. Turkey Creek from the Dunbarton Boulevard Bridge
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 14, 2013
7. Turkey Creek
Turkey Creek is a free flowing black water low country stream with an inundated hardwood swamp associated with it. Turkey Creek has downstream connection to the Salkehatchie River and is part of the Ace Basin. The creek is part of a free flowing system all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.
Fuller Park is home to a black water streamside wetland with upland vegetation and a flooded black water swamp. The creek & wetland is home to a variety of fish, birds, amphibians and reptile and mammal species.
Fuller Park is home to a black water streamside wetland with upland vegetation and a flooded black water swamp. The creek & wetland is home to a variety of fish, birds, amphibians and reptile and mammal species.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 14, 2013
8. Turkey Creek
The waters of the creek were incentives for the early settlement and development of what would later become Barnwell.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 14, 2013
9. Barnwell Baptist Church Cemetary, Sometimes called the Red Hill Cemetary
One of the cemeteries mentioned
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,908 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on February 17, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
