On Washington Street at Zion Street, on the left when traveling east on Washington Street.
[Marker Front]:
This Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church was incorporated in 1823. Early pastors were the Rev. James Lyle and the Rev. Thomas Ketchin, installed 1825 and 1844 respectively. The old cemetery, located at corner of Fairfield . . . — — Map (db m14321) HM
On Congress Street, 0.1 miles north of Moultrie Street, on the right when traveling south.
Cathcart-Ketchin House
Richard Cathcart purchased this lot from John McMaster in 1829, and it is thought he built the present federal-style house shortly thereafter. The house has had a number of owners including Priscilla Ketchin, who . . . — — Map (db m14325) HM
On Congress Street close to Washington Street, on the left when traveling north.
Fairfield County
A center of activity in the Regulator movement to bring law and order to the backcountry, this area in 1769 was made part of Camden District under the Circuit Court Act. In 1775 it formed part of the District between the . . . — — Map (db m47442) HM
Near Congress Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
This courthouse was built in 1822 by Wm. McCreight under the supervision of Robert Mills, South Carolina architect, then serving as Supt. of Public Works. Alterations and additions were made in 1844. It was renovated in 1939 with the addition of two . . . — — Map (db m14320) HM
On Congress Street, 0.1 miles north of Palmer Street, on the right when traveling south.
[Fairfield Institute Side]
This grade school and normal institute for blacks was founded in 1869 during Reconstruction by the Northern Presbyterian Church. The Reverend Willard Richardson was principal. In 1880, one-hundred of its students . . . — — Map (db m14463) HM
On Congress Street at College Street, on the left when traveling south on Congress Street.
First United Methodist Church was established in 1808 under the leadership of the Rev. James Jenkins, an early circuit-riding minister, and John Buchanan, a captain in the Revolution. Pioneer American Methodist bishop Francis Asbury visited here . . . — — Map (db m14284) HM
On Washington Street at Zion Street, on the right when traveling east on Washington Street.
Born in this house on May 24, 1825, the son of William and Mary Ann Carlisle, this noted teacher received his education at Mount Zion Institute and South Carolina College. A delegate in 1860 to the Secession Convention and a legislator in 1864, his . . . — — Map (db m14323) HM
On Hudson Street at Walnut Street, on the left when traveling east on Hudson Street.
(west face)
M Z S
1777.
JACOBO WILSON HUDSON,
Montis Zion Collegii annos vigenti tres.
singulari felicitate Præsidi.
Multa præclara in tam longissimo
curriculo et didicit et docuit.
In literis eruditus, in . . . — — Map (db m45128) HM
On Mobley Highway (State Highway 20-20) 0.3 miles west of State Highway 200, on the right when traveling west.
Organized before 1785, this Presbyterian Church was originally known as Wolf Pit Church, later as Wateree, and was finally named Mt. Olivet in 1800. The Reverend William Martin, Covenanter minister licensed by the Reformed Presbytery of Scotland, . . . — — Map (db m121865) HM
On Hudson Street at Walnut Street, on the left when traveling east on Hudson Street.
A social and benevolent group dedicated to the promotion of education, the Mt. Zion Society was organized in January 1777 at Charleston S.C. John Winn was its first president. By the 1780s the society had founded a school for boys in Winnsboro. . . . — — Map (db m14285) HM
On West Liberty Street at South Gadsden Street, on the left when traveling west on West Liberty Street.
(Front):
Organized in 1839 and named for St. John's, Berkeley Parish, this was the third Episcopal church established north of Columbia. The Rev. Josiah Obear became its first rector in 1841, serving 1841-49 and 1875-82. The first . . . — — Map (db m47542) HM
On Hudson Street at Zion Street, on the left when traveling east on Hudson Street.
In memory
of those from
Fairfield County
who died in South East Asia
in the service
of their country
Darvin Flanders Johnny Branham Robert Simmons Abraham Harris Moses Mickle James Thomas Arthur Sloan, Jr. Harold M. Renwick, Jr. . . . — — Map (db m14308) HM
On Garden Street, 0.1 miles south of Fairfield Street, on the right when traveling south.
This African-American church was organized in 1873 by Simon McIntosh, Henry Golden, Lily Yarborough, Frances Kelly, Lizzie Hart, and others. The first pastor, Rev. Daniel Golden, served 1873-1891. The first sanctuary was built in 1876. The present . . . — — Map (db m14465) HM
Near Congress Street at Washington Street, on the left when traveling south.
In memory of
those early citizens
of Winnsborough
whose civic spirit
prompted them to
erect this town
clock in the
year of our
Lord - 1833 — — Map (db m14319) HM
On Congress Street, 0.1 miles south of College Street, on the left when traveling south.
This noted author-theologian, born at this site April 11, 1836, educated at Mt. Zion Institute, the Citadel, and the University of Virginia, served as an officer and a chaplain in the Confederate War. He was Rector in Winnsboro and Abbeville, and in . . . — — Map (db m14317) HM
On Hudson Street, 0.1 miles east of Zion Street, on the left when traveling east.
Dedicated to those of
Fairfield County
who served their country
in the World War
and in memory
of those
who made the supreme sacrifice — — Map (db m14309) HM
On Bratton Street at Zion Street, on the right when traveling west on Bratton Street.
Built by Richard Winn, for whom Winnsboro was named, on a land grant from King George III. Deeded in 1865 as a wedding gift to his daughter Christina and Dr. William Bratton. Was the home of General John Bratton during the Confederacy. Now the home . . . — — Map (db m14315) HM
