Explore South Carolina – Page 109 – Exploring the towns and history of South Carolina

Henry Clarence Davis graduated West Point and entered the Army as 2nd Lieutenant. He served as a Professor of Military Science at Mississippi A&M, then at West Point. On March 8, 1898, he was transferred to the 7th Artillery in Puerto Rico where he was promoted to Major. He then taught thousands of Army and Navy personnel about mines and artillery. He retired as a Colonel, only to be recalled in WWI to teach commanding officers at USC

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The Winnsboro area of Fairfield County has been served by a Presbyterian congregation since before 1773. Wateree Church was renamed Mount Olivet Presbyterian Church and relocates here around 1800. The present building, which was completed in 1869. The steps from the 1800 church are still onsite

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Banksia

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The Poinsett Bridge

The Lancaster County Library Association was formed in 1904 by a group of women called the Franklin Club. The Literary Review Club constructed a fireproof building for the library, seen here, in 1937. In 1960, the county created a library board and built a new library in 1970

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Bishop William Wallace Duncan house

The colors of Fall in the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area as viewed from Caesars Head State Park. Taken on Saturday (11/2/2018

This Beaux Arts style building was built in 1904. It was home to the Commercial National Bank

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Fingerville UMC was established in 1839

This building was a dry goods and shoe store in the early 1900’s