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On Savannah River Scenic Byway (State Highway 28) at Barksdale Ferry Road (County Route S-33-61), on the left when traveling west on Savannah River Scenic Byway.
Badwell
Three miles west is the site of "Badwell," home of James Louis Petigru (1789-1863), leader of opposition to secession in South Carolina, outstanding Charleston lawyer, and S.C. Attorney General. He studied at Willington Academy under . . . — — Map (db m11456) HM
On State Highway 28 at Old Charleston Road (Local Road 38), on the left when traveling south on State Highway 28.
About four miles southeast is the site of the American Revolutionary Battle of Long Cane. On December 12, 1780, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Allen and a British force of 400-500 men defeated Colonel Elijah Clarke and 100 Americans, an advanced . . . — — Map (db m241074) HM
The first Bethany Meeting House was erected by 1809 on the old Edgefield-Abbeville Stagecoach Road midway between Hard Labor and Cuffey Town Creeks. Bethany Baptist Church was constituted in December 1809, with Amos Dubose as pastor. The present . . . — — Map (db m9430) HM
To persons familiar with the history of McCormick, the Dorn Mill stands as a symbol of the influence of the Dorn family in the region. It rests on land previously owned by Gold Mine "Billy" Dorn and Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the reaper.
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On North Main Street west of Cedar Street (State Road S-33-12), on the right when traveling west.
The Dorn Mill Complex was an important industrial site for early 20th century McCormick. It began in 1899 as the McCormick Cotton Oil Company. The multi-story brick building near the railroad tracks was built at that time to house a cottonseed . . . — — Map (db m243259) HM
On North Mine Street, on the left when traveling south.
Dorn's Mill. Built ca. 1899, this steam-powered mill employed a milling process pioneered earlier by inventor Oliver Evans, which virtually eliminated manual labor. First known as the McCormick Enterprise Ginnery, the mill became the . . . — — Map (db m243241) HM
On U.S. 378 at Holiday Road (State Highway S-33-7), on the left when traveling west on U.S. 378.
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Edmunds Family History
1710-1961
Burial Ground 1.3 Miles S.E. —›
Officers:
Will Tom Edmunds, Pres.
Joe F. Edmunds, Vice Pres.
Robert J. Edmunds, Sec. & Treas.
Mary Edmunds, Historian
The first record is of . . . — — Map (db m41791) HM
McCormick County: Gem of the Freshwater Coast
McCormick County was named or Cyrus McCormick, a 19th century agricultural equipment inventor, who purchased Dorn's Gold Mine (Town of McCormick) after the Civil War. While it is one of the last . . . — — Map (db m11398) HM
On Augusta Street Extension (State Highway S-33-54) 0.1 miles south of Mine Street (U.S. 221).
[East]:
In Honor of the
Confederate Soldiers
from
McCormick County
This monument perpetuates
the memory of those who,
true to the instincts of
their birth, faithful to the
teachings of their fathers,
constant in their love . . . — — Map (db m14888) HM
On North Main Street just north of West Augusta Street, on the right when traveling north.
Local oral history states these steps were used by passengers disembarking from passenger trains until the 1950’s. Liveried porters assisted with baggage. (View a second set of steps 127 feet to left.) — — Map (db m196927) HM
On Resort Drive, on the right when traveling south.
The Guillebeau House
was built in circa 1770
in the Huguenot settlement
of New Bordeaux. It was
relocated to its present
site in 1983. — — Map (db m41903) HM
Baker Creek State Park is managed as a Regional Park property because this core constituency is from the local region. Located in the heart of Sumter National Forest near McCormick, South Carolina, on the shores of Strom Thurmond Lake, this . . . — — Map (db m41690) HM
