Still was a legal Council to Congress, and Dr. Hammond, who was the brother of Senator James Hamhlond, lived in Blackville. Blackville is a wonderful example of a quiet and peaceful place to live. The town limits still encompass many acres of farmland, which help to retain the agrarian feel of the town. The town shows a unique interest in keeping its history alive while continuing to grow with the present. Blackville is a town where the importance of remembering its history is fully understood and respected.
Restoration projects are currently being planned to provide evidence that the town's history is valued. The town contains a wealth of historically and culturally significant places.
Some of these sites are eligible to be included in the National Register of Historic Places. Attention should be given to those sites and their potential for nomination to the National Register when planning for the preservation of Blackville's historic and cultural resources. Listed below are many important historic resources of the town. Mennonite Community - Similar in religious belief to the Amish, the Mennonite community in Barnwell County settled in the Blackville area, establishing a church and school.
Depot Library Blackville Passenger Depot , Blackville - The current library was originally the town's train depot that was moved from the railroad bed and renovated. Floyd Manor Inn, Blackville - Utilizing pillars shipped from England in , this building was once the manor house of an 8, acre plantation.
Healing Springs, near Blackville - Artesian springs believed by Native Americans to have healing powers; people still collect the spring water for drinking and bathing. The county was originally part of the Orangeburg District, and in it was named Winton County.
It was given its current name in Barnwell County has decreased in size over the years as new counties were created within its boundaries Aiken in , Bamberg in , and Allendale in The South Carolina Railroad , which connected Charleston to Hamburg on the Savannah River, was built through this area, creating the towns of Blackville and Williston in the mid-nineteenth century.
In more recent years the county was the home of several powerful state politicians, known collectively as the "Barnwell Ring. Barnwell County was settled in the early s by pioneers wishing to adventure into the "backcountry. By the end of the Revolutionary War, many settlers obtained grants in Barnwell County. Most were from North Carolina and Virginia. Barnwell was actually a district within Orangeburg until the late s. At this time, Winton County was created and the Barnwell name wasn't used again until Barnwell County, originally Winton County, stretched from the Savannah River on the west almost to the Atlantic ocean.
Barnwell County is the home of the first steam railroad in the world. Blackville and Williston, in the county today, were stations on this famous road when it was a journey from early morning till late in the night to travel from the Georgia line to the wide Atlantic and when the well known cry "change cars" was first heard in Branchville. Of Barnwell County's generous contributions to the Confederate cause, the most distinguished was General Johnson Hagood who later as governor gave to the state one of the outstanding economic and business-like administrations in its history.
Soon after his election, one of Hagood's constituents asked him if he wished to be called "General" or "Governor. The county stands particularly high religiously and educationally. Bishop McTyre of the Methodist church, Dr. Palmer, one of the leaders of the Southern Presbyterians, Dr. Willingham, called the greatest of all the foreign mission secretaries of the Southern Baptists, and Louis M. Shook, first Baptist missionary ever sent to China, were born in Barnwell County.
Shook is buried in the Baptist churchyard in Barnwell and near his grave has recently been erected a beautiful brick church. Miller's Bread-Basket. Blackville Midlands. Town of Williston. Williston Midlands. Barnwell Midlands. Blackville Historic Tours.
Barnwell County Airport. Barnwell Sundial Festival. Barnwell, South Carolina. Unemployment Rate. Median Income. Median Home Price. Median Age. Comfort Index Climate. Recent job growth is Positive. Barnwell jobs have increased by 1. More Economy. More Voting Stats. Since , it has had a population decline of 5. Learn More
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