Marlboro County
49 places on the trail: 49 highway markers.
People of Marlboro County in Carolina Quotes
Colonial (pre-contact to 1763)
- 35-22Frederick Charles Hans Bruno PoellnitzBorn 1754 [1734] in Gotha, Germany, this former chamberlain to King Frederick the Great of Prussia came to America in 17...
- 35-05Welsh Neck SettlementWelsh Baptists from Pennsylvania and Delaware settled on the east bank of the Pee Dee as early as 1737. Most of the land...
Era of American Revolution (1764-1783)
- 35-17Abel Kolb's MurderColonel Abel Kolb was a prominent Revolutionary War Patriot of this area. A band of Tory raiders, on the night of April ...
- 35-36Ammons Family CemeteryThe family cemetery of Joshua Ammons (1756-1833), veteran of the American Revolution, is all that remains of his 500-acr...
- 35-14Battle of Hunt's BluffOn July 25, 1780, a convoy of British boats en route from Cheraw to Georgetown was captured here by local Patriots. Wood...
- 35-18Grave of General Tristam ThomasIn Saw Mill Church cemetery is the grave of Tristram Thomas, major of militia during the Revolution. At Hunt's Bluff, te...
- 35-24Greene's EncampentDuring December 1780, Major General Nathanael Greene, commander of the Southern Army, brought a number of troops to a "c...
- 35-15Pegues PlaceAbout 1760, French Huguenot immigrant Claudius Pegues settled in this area. His home, Pegues Place, is located one mile ...
South Carolina in the Early Republic (1784-1815)
- 35-07Bennettsville Methodist ChurchThe first Methodist house of worship in Marlboro County was at Beauty Spot, two miles north of here, where, in 1788, Bis...
- 35-30Brownsville Baptist ChurchIn 1788, this Baptist congregation, a branch of Cashaway Church (1756) founded by Welsh Neck Church (1738), purchased la...
- 35-29Brownsville ChurchIn 1788, this Baptist congregation, while still a branch of Cashaway Church (1756), purchased this land from the Rev. Jo...
- 35-03Edward Crosland HouseThis marks the oldest house in Bennettsville, built in 1800 by Edward Crosland, who was born in England and later marrie...
- 35-26Marlborough Court HouseLocated about one mile N. of here was the original county seat of Marlborough County, established in 1785. Tristram Thom...
- 35-20Old Beauty SpotHere stood the first Methodist church of Marlboro County, a single log cabin built in 1783. Here Bishop Francis Asbury p...
Antebellum (1816-1860)
- 35-06Albert M. ShippIn Gillespie Cemetery, west of here, is buried Albert M. Shipp, Methodist minister, Professor of History at the Universi...
- 35-19Barnabas Kelet Henegan Home SiteGovernor Henagan (1798-1855), son of Drusilla and Darby Henagan, planter and physician, lived about one mile northwest o...
- 35-01BennettsvilleIn 1819 the court house of Marlborough District was transferred from Carlisle, a village on the Pee Dee River, to this m...
- 35-13Bennettsville Presbyterian ChurchThis church was founded in 1855 by nine members of the Great Pee Dee Presbyterian Church, 5 mi. SE. Rev. Pierpont E. Bis...
- 35-16BlenheimThis community was named for Blenheim Palace in England, home of the Duke of Marlborough, for whom Marlboro County is sa...
- 35-28ClioMcLaurin's Muster Ground, located at this crossroads, became a polling place in 1825. According to local tradition, the ...
- 35-32D.D. McColl House 1826This house, built in 1826 on Darlington St. (now Main St.), was first owned by H.H. Covington. It was sold in 1871 to Du...
- 35-27Early Cotton MillAbout 1836 William T. Ellerbe, John McQueen, and John N. Williams built a cotton mill approximately one mile northwest. ...
- 35-09General John McQueenThis U.S. congressman was born on February 9, 1804, at Queensdale, N.C. After being admitted to the bar in 1828, he esta...
- 35-21Grave of Mason LeeMason Lee (1770-1821), a wealthy Pee Dee planter known for his eccentricities, is buried in old Brownsville graveyard tw...
- 35-40Great Pee Dee Presbyterian ChurchThis church, built in 1834, was organized by Rev. Archibald McQueen and is the oldest church building in Marlboro County...
- 35-23Jennings-Brown HouseIn 1826 Dr. Edward W. Jones bought a lot at S. Marlboro and present E. Main and built this house thereon shortly after. ...
- 35-08John Lyde WilsonNear this site stood Stony Hill, boyhood home of John Lyde Wilson, State Senator and Representative, Governor of South C...
- 35-02Marlborough County Court HouseFour court houses for Marlborough District or County have stood on this square since Apr. 4, 1820, when it was deeded by...
- 35-04Old Female AcademyThe oldest part of this building served as Bennettsville Female Academy 1833-1881. It originally stood opposite First Me...
- 35-10Robert Blair CampbellThis U.S. Congressman and diplomat was born at Woodstock (Argyle) Plantation, 3 ½ miles southwest. He was a Brigadier Ge...
Civil War (1861-1865)
Reconstruction (1866-1876)
New South (1877-1913)
- 35-38"The Gulf"This area has been the center of the African-American business district and a popular gathering place since the late 19t...
- 35-45Beaver Dam Baptist ChurchBy the 1890s, residents of this section of Marlboro County organized Beaver Dam Baptist Church. Also known as Cross Road...
- 35-34J.F. Kinney HouseThis house was built as a one-story residence in 1902 for Dr. John Frank Kinney (1870-1928) and his wife Florence McLeod...
- 35-12John Lowndes McLaurin (1860-1934)One mile west is the last home of John Lowndes McLaurin, Marlboro County native, U.S. Congressman and Senator. He served...
- 35-43Miller-Turner HouseThe Miller-Turner House is situated on a 450-acre land grant issued in 1772. The oldest sections of the house may date t...
- 35-35Murchison SchoolThe Murchison School, built in 1902, was named for John D. Murchison (1826-1892), a merchant and the first mayor of Benn...
- 35-31ShinessAccording to a plaque placed on its western wall at time of construction, Shiness was built in 1903 by Alexander James M...
- 35-49St. Michael's Church CemeteryIn 1892, St. Michael’s Methodist Church, one of the first African American churches in Bennettsville, established a ceme...
World War I and the Interwar Period (1913-1941)
- 35-33Clio Passenger DepotThis depot was built in 1915 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railway. The first railroad line in Clio was a branch of the Flo...
- 35-11Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867-1943)This cabinet member and diplomat was born two miles south of here. He graduated from Trinity College in 1888 and later b...
- 35-39Marlboro Training High SchoolThis school, built in 1928 and founded by the Marlboro Educational Society, was the first high school for black students...
- 35-48New Hill Baptist ChurchOrganized by 1919, this Freewill Baptist congregation first met at a wooded 6.5-acre site approx. ½ mi. north where they...
- 35-42Playhouse TheaterBuilt in 1917 as an opera house and theater, “The Playhouse” was considered among the finest theaters in the Pee Dee. It...
- 35-44Workers Enterprise BankChartered in 1919, the Workers Enterprise Bank was the first Black-owned bank in Bennettsville and one of the only such ...
World War II and After (1941-present)
- 35-41Adamsville SchoolAdamsville School opened in 1954 as part of S.C.’s equalization program, an attempt to forestall racial integration by i...
- 35-47East Side SchoolIn addition to classrooms, the original campus included a gymnasium, auditorium, library, labs, a shop, and a former far...
- 35-37Palmer FieldPalmer Field, originally Marlboro Aviation School, operated here from Oct. 1941 to Nov. 1944 as a primary training facil...