Hooten- Black House & Bamberg's National Historic District
The Hooten- Black House is the hub of art and history in Bamberg County where you will find changing art exhibitions,
concerts, and lectures on Bamburg County history. The Hooten- . . . — — Map (db m32840) HM
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Bamberg County Courthouse, named for Gen. Francis Marion Bamberg, was formed in 1897. One of the first projects undertaken was the construction of a new courthouse and jail. The construction was financed by the City of Bamberg . . . — — Map (db m219695) HM
SC Methodists began an institution on this site in
1892 naming it Carlisle Fitting School, for James H.
Carlisle, president of Wofford College 1875-1902.
It served as a coeducational preparatory institution
for Wofford. Col. James F. Risher . . . — — Map (db m26427) HM
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This plantation was the home of Maj. William Seaborn Bamberg (1820-1858), planter, merchant, and the founder of Bamberg. Maj. Bamberg, a native of what was then Barnwell District, returned to this area from Georgia in the late . . . — — Map (db m84466) HM
(Front text) Woodlands was the country home of William Gilmore Simms (1806-1870), the most prominent and prolific writer of the antebellum South, from 1836 to his death. A novelist, poet, historian, critic, and essayist best known for his . . . — — Map (db m32008) HM