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Marlboro County, SC HISTORY |
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[County Evolution]
[Some
County History]
[Town Histories]
Letters
from Home
A look at Marlboro's past through letters written by its citizens.
County Evolution - Researching Marlboro records:
With the creation of judicial districts in 1769, Marlboro
became a part of Cheraws District which was split in 1798
to form: Chesterfield, Darlington, and
Marlborough Districts, and Cheraw was discarded as a district name.
Marlborough District was
established by law on March 12, 1785 and takes its name from John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough,
an ancestor of Winston Churchill. Researchers also should be aware that Marlboro was part of the
Parish of St. David's, established by the General
Assembly in 1768.
Be sure to look at the
Marlboro Maps pages, particularly the
Historic Evolution map set ! History and Historical Articles
Marlboro County is on the North Carolina border and is contiguous
with Scotland and Richmond Counties, NC. In South Carolina, Marlboro County is contiguous
with Dillon (Old Upper Marion County), Florence,
Darlington, and Chesterfield Counties. The county seat for Marlboro is the city of
Bennettsville which was founded in 1819 and named after Governor Thomas Bennett. Marlboro County has always been largely agricultural and remains
so today. Legend has it that the land is so rich it once sold by the pound instead of the
acre. Marlboro was once one of South Carolina's wealthiest counties, and Bennettsville and
Clio contain many beautiful homes from the county's gracious past.
The Jennings Brown
House, now part of the Marlboro County Historical Museum's holdings, was built in 1827 by
one of Bennettsville's first doctors. The house served as headquarters for Major General
Frank P. Blair during the Union occupation of Bennettsville in 1865. The Marlboro County
Courthouse served as headquarters for General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Letter written in 1841 by Shadrack Fuller Jr,
Marlboro County, SC,
On "Redbones/Croatans/Lumbee"
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