In Memory of
Doctor
Alexander Hamilton Stevens
1905-1948
Whose kindness and genial
personality endeared him to
all with whom he came in contact.
Graduated from the University
of South Carolina, the Medical
College of Georgia, . . . — — Map (db m41551) HM
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This is the family cemetery of Mathias Jones (1779-1829), planter, merchant, and state representative 1814-17. Jones moved from Virginia to Ridge Spring, in what was then Edgefield District, about 1800. He, his wife Clara Perry . . . — — Map (db m28219) HM
As a Grateful Tribute to
the Patriotism and Valor of
Michael Watson
a captain in the militia of the State of
South Carolina, who fell in action against
the British at Dean Swamp, Orangeburg District in 1781
and was buried in the . . . — — Map (db m97144) HM
Ridge Hill School
This school, built in 1934, replaced the Ridge Hill Rosenwald School, a six-classroom frame school built in 1923-24. That school was funded in part by the Julius Rosenwald Foundation, building more than 500 African-American . . . — — Map (db m41548) HM
Ridge Spring is populated by descendants of the early settlers as well as others who have discovered its beauty and friendly people. Although a public road opened in 1770 connecting the village to nearby cities, and a 1771 document reveals that . . . — — Map (db m41519) HM
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This cemetery, dating to the early 19th century, was originally the Watson and Boatwright family cemetery before it was enlarged to become the town cemetery. Many descendants of Capt. Michael Watson (1726-1782) are buried in the . . . — — Map (db m28217) HM
