Blackville in Barnwell County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Barnwell County Courthouse
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 4, 2008
1. Barnwell County Courthouse Marker
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.
Erected 2001 by The Barnwell County Council. (Marker Number 6-12.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.
Location. 33° 21.406′ N, 81° 16.242′ W. Marker is in Blackville, South Carolina, in Barnwell County. It is on Solomon Blatt Avenue (State Highway 3), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19420 Solomon Blatt Avenue, Blackville SC 29817, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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 10 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blackville (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Blackville : Town Of The Phoenix / Battle of Blackville, 1865 (about 600 feet away); Solomon Blatt, Sr. (about 700 feet away); Macedonia Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Healing Springs
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Photographed by Brian Scott, March 22, 2016
2. Barnwell County Courthouse Marker
Photographed by Brian Scott, March 22, 2016
3. Barnwell County Courthouse Marker
Blackville First Baptist Church in Background
Blackville First Baptist Church in Background
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 4, 2008
4. Structure, as seen today, along SC-3 in Blackville
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,601 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 1, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on June 12, 2016, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 4. submitted on July 1, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
