Chester
Alexander’s Old Fields
ABOUT 3, SC
The skirmish which took place here at Alexander's Old Fields, now Beckhamville, on June 6, 1780, was the first victory for S.C. Patriots...
Battle of Fishdam Ford
On the east side of Broad River by an old Indian fish dam, General Thomas Sumter's camp was attacked before dawn on November 9, 1780 by...
Battle of Fishing Creek
At this site on August 18, 1780 General Thomas Sumter camped with captured booty and 800 men.
Brainerd Institute
Chester, SC
This institute grew out of an 1866 school for freedmen; it became Brainerd Institute in 1868 when the Board of Missions of the...
Catholic Presbyterian Church
Blackstock, SC
One mile south. Divergent Presbyterian groups held services in this area as early as 1759.
Chester County Courthouse
Chester, SC
This courthouse, built in 1852, was designed by Edward Brickell White (1802-1888) of Charleston, whose work was greatly influenced by...
Fishing Creek Church
Edgemoor, SC
Presbyterian church reportedly est. 1752.
Home Site of Justice John Gaston
Two miles south, at Cedar Shoals on the south side of Fishing Creek, was the home of John Gaston, Esq.
Landsford In the Revolution/Landsford
Rowell, SC
LANDSFORD IN THE REVOLUTION (Front) Thomas Sumter, William R. Davie, and Andrew Jackson all camped or quartered near here during...