Month: January 2020

Author: chris Published Date: January 30, 2020 Leave a Comment on The Faires-Coltharp Cabin was originally built by Jesse Faires in about 1814. Jesse’s parents, Alexander and Jennet Faires, traveled here on horseback on the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road or Nation Ford Road from Pennsylvania in 1776.
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Author: chris Published Date: January 28, 2020 Leave a Comment on God’s Acre Healing Springs outside of Blackville dates to Native American lore. In 1781, 4 wounded Tories were badly injured with death eminent, were discovered by local natives and brought to their sacred water. The acre of land was sold by natives and after changing hands several times, is now deeded to God for all to enjoy
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Author: chris Published Date: January 27, 2020 Leave a Comment on The Wingard Store in Lone Star was built after 1895. It was a general store that once served the now ghost town
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Author: chris Published Date: January 26, 2020 Leave a Comment on The Asbury United Methodist Church (as listed on the sign) was built in 1898 as the Clio Presbyterian Church
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Author: chris Published Date: January 24, 2020 Leave a Comment on The South Carolina Railroad Depot was built in 1850. The building partially burned in 1865 and was reconstructed
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Author: chris Published Date: January 22, 2020 Leave a Comment on The Star of Edgefield was built ca. 1859 by Robert Butler. Mattie Butler Mealing, inherited it from her father, Robert, and sold approximately 5,600 acres of land surrounding it to the North Augusta Land Company in 1890. The current owner, Claudia Hillis, is the great-great-granddaughter of Robert
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