Constituted by Daniel Marshall and Philip Mulkey in June, 1771, Bush River Church is one of the oldest Baptist churches in the upcountry. The original meeting house stood in the old graveyard, on a tract of two acres willed to the congregation by . . . — — Map (db m13298) HM
This old cemetery marks the site of the Bush River Meeting House. Settled by Quakers in the 1760s, it was a monthly meeting (1770-1822) and a quarterly meeting with jurisdiction over all meetings in South Carolina and Georgia from 1791 to 1808. . . . — — Map (db m13288) HM
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Colonel Charles Trowbridge of the 33rd U.S. Colored Troops ordered the execution of Calvin Crozier, former private 3rd Kentucky Cavalry, on Sept. 8, 1865. Crozier, while en route to his Texas home, cut a troop member on the back of . . . — — Map (db m13305) HM
Historical Bicentennial Marker In Memory Of
Henry McNeal Turner
1834 - 1915
Birthplace: Newberry, South Carolina - Boyhood Home: Abbeville, South Carolina
Missionary Pioneer to South Africa, Liberation Theologian Social
and . . . — — Map (db m42143) HM
This mill was built and operated by the Mollohon Manufacturing Co. from 1901 to 1926, when it was sold to the Kendall CO.; the mill closed in 1976 and was razed in 1980. Original mill village housing was built 1901-02; new mill village was built . . . — — Map (db m13304) HM
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Newberry County was one of six counties created from Ninety Six District in 1785. In 1789 John Coate donated two acres here for a courthouse and public square. When additional land was surveyed the town was laid out in 25 one-acre . . . — — Map (db m218786) HM
This fully-accredited Lutheran-controlled college was chartered by the General Assembly of South Carolina on December 20, 1856. Dr. John Bachman, noted divine and naturalist, was the first president of the board of trustees. The college was used as . . . — — Map (db m13293) HM
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places are Smeltzer Hall (1877-78), dormitory for women and campus reception area, renovated and re-dedicated in 1978; Keller Hall (1894), used as chapel, museum, library, laboratory, and now for student . . . — — Map (db m13292) HM
Newberry Cotton Mills, incorporated
in 1882, began operation in 1885. The
mill was designed by prominent
textile mill architects Lockwood,
Greene, & Co. and was one of the
first cotton mills in the United States
operated by steam power. Z.F. . . . — — Map (db m19652) HM
This is a record of sacred dead. They were the soldiers of the Southern Confederact, from Newberry District, South Carolina, who battled for right and perished. Thus their living comrades and they who loved them memorize their lives. — — Map (db m13397) HM
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Erected in grateful recognition of the service of the sons of Newberry County who at the call of their country enlisted in the World War, and to the memory of those who sealed with their lives their devotion to the cause of . . . — — Map (db m13327) WM
In honor of all who served our country and dedicated to the memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II.
1941 - 1945 — — Map (db m13396) WM
This cemetery dates from 1809, 23 years before Newberry’s incorporation in 1832. George McCreless donated an acre here for a village cemetery, and his brother Lewis was the first person buried in it. The Town Council bought another acre from John . . . — — Map (db m55108) HM
Designed by Jacob Graves and built
by John Damron, Newberry County's
fourth court house was erected in
1852. It replaced an earlier building
on this site which was probably designed
by Robert Mills. The Old Court House
is now used as a . . . — — Map (db m19660) HM
This cemetery, chartered and established in 1863, was the second major cemetery in Newberry. It replaced the Village Cemetery 1 mi. S on Coates St., which had been established in 1809. Laid out on an 8.2-acre tract between Newberry College and the . . . — — Map (db m196177) HM
This building was erected by the
Town of Newberry, and dedicated
in February of 1882. An outstanding
example of Victorian civic architecture
of eclectic design, it was placed on
the National Register of Historic
Places in 1969. Now housing . . . — — Map (db m19654) HM
Dedicated to those who died, honor and eternal rest, those still in bondage, remembrance and hope, those who returned, gratitude and peace. — — Map (db m13330) WM
