Owens Crossroads in Barnwell County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Winton County Court House Site
1.4 Miles »—→
Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 4, 2008
1. Winton County Court House Site Marker
Inscription.
Winton County Court House Site. 1.4 Miles »—→. Originally Barnwell County was part of Granville County, later a part of Orangeburg District. Winton County was created by an act of the legislature on March 12, 1785. Justices William Robertson, John Parkinson, Thomas Knight, Richard Treadway, Daniel Green, William Buford, and James Fair were directed to erect a court house, gaol, pillory, whipping post, and stocks. These were built of pine logs. Winton County became Barnwell District in 1798 and Barnwell County in 1868.
Originally Barnwell County was part of Granville County, later a part of Orangeburg District. Winton County was created by an act of the legislature on March 12, 1785. Justices William Robertson, John Parkinson, Thomas Knight, Richard Treadway, Daniel Green, William Buford, and James Fair were directed to erect a court house, gaol, pillory, whipping post, and stocks. These were built of pine logs. Winton County became Barnwell District in 1798 and Barnwell County in 1868.
Erected by Gen. John Barnwell Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. (Marker Number 6-1.)
Location. 33° 9.867′ N, 81° 23.43′ W. Marker is in Owens Crossroads, South Carolina, in Barnwell County. Marker is on SC 3, on the right when traveling south. About 5 miles south of Barnwell on SC 3. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Barnwell SC 29812, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. Marker located amoung a small roadside Military Cemetery Mostly Revolutionary War and War of 1812 graves.Nothing to Identify this perhaps forgotten Cemetery amoung the trees
Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 4, 2008
2. Winton County Court House Site Marker looking southward on SC-3
Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 4, 2008
3. Winton County Court House Site Marker
Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 4, 2008
4. Marker located near small Military Cemetery; a partial view of the headstones
Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 4, 2008
5. One of several Revolutionary War Headstones
William Robinson, Qm. Sgt., 1st SC Regiment. Revolutionary War. 1728-1800.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 4, 2008
6. Headstone from War of 1812
John Henry Hair, South Carolina, Private, 2nd Regiment SC Militia. War of 1812. 1788–1854.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 4, 2008
7. Headstone of the only Civil War Veteran
John Hair, Company D, Butler’s Regiment, SC Infantry, C.S.A. 1794–1868.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,383 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 3, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.