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(side 1)This town, in Colleton County before Dorchester County was founded in 1897, dates to the early 19th century and the origins of railroading in S.C. By 1843, only ten years after the S.C. Canal & Rail Road Company completed its first 133 mil…
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In Memory Of Charles Henry MoorefieldState Highway Engineerof South Carolina 1920 — 1935
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Four Holes Swamp Bridge The first bridge across Four Holes Swamp, a branch of the Edisto River, was built between 1770 and 1780 and was located about 200 ft. N. of the present bridge. The old bridge, on the road from Orangeburg to Charleston, was…
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The first causeway and bridge herewere built under terms of an actpassed April 21, 1753.Col. Henry Hampton of State Troopsof S.C. seized the bridge July14, 1781, and established a post here to check Lord Rawdon on hisretreat from Orangeburgh. Seve…
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Forged in 1762 in Leicester,England, this cannon was partof an outpost located near hereto defend the causeway at FourHoles Creek during theRevolutionary War. It wasrecovered from the creekbeneath six feet of silt by abridge work crew in 1921.(Pla…
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