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South Carolina, McCormick County Historical Commission Historical Markers
By Brian Scott, September 20, 2008
New Bordeaux (1764) Marker - Reverse
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On SC Road 33-7, on the right when traveling north. |
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[Front]:
The town of New Bordeaux, the last of seven French Huguenot colonies founded in colonial S.C. and the only one in the upcountry, was established 1 mi. E in 1764. After Protestants fleeing religious persecution in France . . . — — Map (db m51286) HM |
| 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 (Road 33), on the left when traveling south on State Highway 28. |
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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 m9418) HM |
| On North Mine Street, on the left when traveling south. Reported missing. |
| | 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 Dorn-Finley . . . — — Map (db m11396) HM |
| Near Mt. Carmel Road (State Highway 823) at State Highway 40. Reported missing. |
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Built ca. 1854 on a mill site in use since the 1770s, this large brick building on Little River was used for grinding corn, wheat, and other grains. A post office and various commercial enterprises operated near the mill during the 1800s. The . . . — — Map (db m18890) HM |
| On Mt. Carmel Road (State Highway 823) near Old Charleston Road. Reported missing. |
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Driven from the area at the start of the Cherokee War, settlers from Long Canes returned in the fall of 1760 and, under the protection of a party of Chickasaw Indians, reclaimed the land by building Fort Boone near here. — — Map (db m25200) HM |
| On Charleston Road West when traveling south. |
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Three miles west is the site of an attack by Cherokee Indians upon settlers of Long Canes in the Cherokee War of 1759-1761. There on February 1, 1760, about 150 settlers, refugeeing to Augusta, were overtaken by 100 Cherokee warriors. . . . — — Map (db m11640) HM |
| On State Highway 81 at Morrah Bridge Road (County Route 39), on the left when traveling north on State Highway 81. |
| | Cherry Hill
Three miles southwest is "Cherry Hill," site of the home of George McDuffie (1790-1851), orator of nullification, member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, Major General of the State Militia, and Governor of . . . — — Map (db m11461) HM |
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