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 . . . — — Map (db m8704) HM
A Glimpse into Blackville's Past
The South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company began construction of what was to be the longest continuous rail for commercially operated steam locomotives in 1830. The track was to connect Charleston and . . . — — Map (db m46791) HM
Blackville: Town of the Phoenix
Blackville was founded in 1833 as the first overnight stop on the new railroad operated by the S.C. Canal & Railroad Co. It was also the scene of 4 major fires in the late 19th century (in 1865, 1876, 1887, . . . — — Map (db m8656) HM
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This church, the first African-American Baptist church in Barnwell County, was founded in 1866 when Rev. James T. Tolbert preached in Blackville under a brush arbor; the first sanctuary was built in 1868. The church hosted . . . — — Map (db m28080) HM
Named In Honor
Of
"Mr. Speaker"
who has traveled this road
between Barnwell and Columbia
thousands of times
as
member, House of Representatives
since 1933
Speaker of the House
1937 — 47 1951 —73
A . . . — — Map (db m55175) HM
Erected to honor
Solomon Blatt Sr.
who was born in Blackville February 27, 1825
The son of Nathan and Mollie Blatt
A courageous gentleman and statesman who loves Blackville
and all its citizens.
No other Blackville citizen has been . . . — — Map (db m46977) HM
