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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7I7_new-bordeaux-worship-site_McCormick-SC.html
Site of thePlace of Worshipof theFrench ProtestantCongregationofNew BordeauxOrganized 1764
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7DR_site-of-willington-presbyterian-church_McCormick-SC.html
Organized by the Rev. Moses Waddel, 1809Joined Synod of the Carolinas, 1813Building Collapsed, July 2, 1939 PastorsRev. Moses Waddel, D.D.,1809-1819, 1830-1836Rev. R.B. Cater 1820-1826Rev. Aaron Foster 1828Rev. Isaac Waddel 1837-1838Rev. W.H. D…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7DQ_willington_McCormick-SC.html
The community of Willington is significant as a reminder of the role of the railroad in community development in rural South Carolina at the close of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century. During this period Willington was …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7DP_site-of-willington-academy_McCormick-SC.html
Men who influenced the destony of ourcounty were educated here — theCalhouns, Crawfords, Legare, McDuffie, Longstreet, Simkins, Martin, Covan, Gilmer, Carey, Walker, Collier, Noble, Bulters, Brooks, Grayson, Wardlaws, Cobb, Harper, Dawson, H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7DO_badwell-badwell-cemetery_McCormick-SC.html
BadwellThree 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 Moses …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7C7_mccormick-county-mack_McCormick-SC.html
McCormick County: Gem of the Freshwater CoastMcCormick County was named or Cyrus McCormick, a 19th century agricultural equipment inventor, who purchased Dorn's Gold Mine (Town of McCormick) after the Civil War. While it is one of the last countie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7C1_dorn-mill_McCormick-SC.html
To persons familiar with the history of McCormick, the Dorn Mill stands as a symbol of the influence of the Dorn family in the region. It rests on land previously owned by Gold Mine "Billy" Dorn and Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the reaper. Cyru…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM611_bethany-church_McCormick-SC.html
The first Bethany Meeting House was erected by 1809 on the old Edgefield-Abbeville Stagecoach Road midway between Hard Labor and Cuffey Town Creeks. Bethany Baptist Church was constituted in December 1809, with Amos Dubose as pastor. The present c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM60L_john-de-la-howe-school-lethe-farm-trail_McCormick-SC.html
Lethe Farm was a colonial and early federal period plantation owned by Dr. John de la Howe, founder of John de la Howe School. The farm was operated from about 1770 until 1806. An archeological survey and limited test excavations were conducted…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM60I_john-de-la-howe-forest_McCormick-SC.html
John de la Howe Foresthas been designated aResigteredNatural Landmark This site possesses exceptional valueas an illustration of the nation's naturalheritage and contributes to a betterunderstanding of man's environment.
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