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[Front]
This African American community, which flourished here for 70 years, has its origins in a 105-acre tract bought in 1870 by former slave Ervin James (1815-1872). James, determined to own his own farm instead of being dependent on sharecropping or tenant farming, bought the tract from Eli McKissick and Mary Poston. His five sons and a son-in-law later divided the tract into individual farms.
[Reverse]
Between 1870 and 1940 Ervin James's descendants and other area families purchased additional land, creating a rural community of about 250 residents. Among its institutions were the Jamestown Cemetery, dating from its earliest days; the Summerville Methodist Church (renamed Bowers Chapel), established about 1880; and the Summerville Elementary School, built in 1926.
Details
| HM Number | HMOYP |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 21-22 |
| Year Placed | 2006 |
| Placed By | The Jamestown Reunion Committee |
| Marker Condition |   8 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 8:03pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 627853 N 3786738 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 34.21385000, -79.61208333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 12.831', W 79° 36.725' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 12' 49.86" N, 79° 36' 43.50" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 843 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 719 Jamestown Rd, Florence SC 29506, US |
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Drove by it coming back from Myrtle Beach.
Aug 2, 2015 at 9:21am PDT by judgelawless
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