Edgefield County
24 places on the trail: 24 highway markers.
Era of American Revolution (1764-1783)
- 19-02Big Stevens Creek Baptist Church (Hardy's)Founded in 1762 by the Reverend Daniel Marshall, pioneer missionary and minister, this was the first church of the Bapti...
- 19-06Horns Creek Baptist ChurchThis church was constituted in 1768 by the Reverend Daniel Marshall, one of the founders of the Baptist faith in this pa...
- 19-14Lott's Tavern & Post OfficeA house built for Emsley Lott about 1770, later Lott's Tavern and still later Lott's Post Office, stood here until it wa...
- 19-04Old Simkins Cemetery1/2 mile west, on "Cedar Fields" plantation, is buried the family of Captain Arthur Simkins, soldier in the American Rev...
- 19-05Richard Tutt HomeThe Tutt house which formerly stood on this site is believed to have been the first home at Edgefield Court House. Richa...
South Carolina in the Early Republic (1784-1815)
Antebellum (1816-1860)
- 19-20DarbyThis Greek Revival house was built for Nathan L. Griffin (1803-1853), lawyer, planter, and member of the S.C. House 1838...
- 19-08Edgefield United Methodist ChurchBy 1841, this congregation was established and was a member of the Edgefield Circuit. The present structure was dedicate...
- 19-03First Baptist ChurchFounded in 1823 as Edgefield Village Baptist Church with Basil Manly, Sr., Pastor, Matthew Mims, Clerk, and Arthur Simki...
- 19-19Halcyon GroveThis Federal house with a later Classical Revival porch was the home of two governors of S.C. It was built ca. 1824 for ...
- 19-22Holly HillHolly Hill sits on a tract of land originally granted to James Robeson in 1768 as part of England’s expansion into the S...
- 19-25Mount Zion Baptist ChurchMount Zion Baptist Church was founded in 1828. In that year church trustees acquired three acres of land at this site wh...
- 19-01Old Law BuildingSite of law offices of/ELDRED SIMKINS/Congressman, Lt.-Governor./GEORGE McDUFFIE/ Congressman, Governor,/U.S. Senator./F...
- 19-21Philippi Baptist ChurchThis church, established in 1814 and a charter member of the Ridge Baptist Association, is among the oldest in Edgefield...
- 19-07Village AcademyOrganized in 1811, the Edgefield Village Academy was located for many years on this site acquired from Col. Eldred Simki...
Civil War (1861-1865)
Reconstruction (1866-1876)
- 19-12JohnstonJohnston, founded in 1868 as Johnston's Station on the Charlotte, Columbia, & Augusta Railroad and also known as Johnson...
- 19-24Macedonia Baptist ChurchOrganized in 1869 with the support of Edgefield Village Baptist Church, this first African American church in Edgefield ...
- 19-16Mt. Canaan Baptist ChurchThis church, founded in 1868, was one of the first black Baptist churches in this area. Alexander Bettis (1836-1895), a ...
- 19-23Mt. Pleasant Baptist ChurchMt. Pleasant Baptist Church was organized in 1869 when the African American members of Philippi Baptist Church requested...
New South (1877-1913)
- 19-15Benjamin R. Tillman HouseBenjamin Ryan “Pitchfork Ben” Tillman (1847-1918), governor of S.C. 1890-94 and U.S. senator 1894-1918, bought this farm...
- 19-09Bettis AcademyEstablished as a result of the inspiration and efforts of the Reverend Alexander Bettis, this educational institution wa...
- 19-17Johnston SchoolsJohnston’s first school opened on this site in 1873. The Male and Female Academy was a boarding school, with Rev. Luther...