Newberry

22 historical markers in South Carolina

Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Pomaria, SC

(Front) This church, with its origins in services held in the 1780s at nearby Wicker's Camp Ground, was formally organized in 1816 with...

Bush River Church

Sw Of Gary, SC

Constituted by Daniel Marshall and Philip Mulkey in June, 1771, Bush River Church is one of the oldest Baptist churches in the up country.

Bush River Quaker Meeting

S Of Newberry, SC

This old cemetery marks the site of the Bush River Meeting House.

Calvin Crozier Murder Site

Newberry, SC

(Front) Col. Charles Trowbridge of the 33rd U.S. Colored Troops ordered the execution of Calvin Crozier, former private 3rd KY Cavalry,...

Folk-Holloway House

Pomaria, SC

This house, built ca.

Frederick Nance House-Oak Grove

Newberry, SC

(Front) The Frederick Nance House-Oak Grove, is an early nineteenth-century Classical Revival home, distinct from other early...

Miller Chapel A.m.e. Church

Newberry, SC

(Front) This church, founded in 1867, was one of the first A.M.E. churches north of Columbia.

Mollohon Mill and Village

Newberry, SC

This mill was built and operated by the Mollohon Manufacturing Co. from 1901 to 1926, when it was sold to the Kendall Co.; the mill...

Mount Bethel Academy

Ne Of Newberry, SC

(Front) Located about one mile northeast on land conveyed by Edward Finch, this school, the first Methodist educational venture in the...

Newberry

Newberry, SC

(Front) Newberry County was one of six counties created from Ninety Six District in 1785.

Newberry College

Newberry, SC

This fully accredited Lutheran controlled college was chartered by the General Assembly of South Carolina on December 20, 1856.

Newberry College Historic District

Newberry, SC

Listed in the National Register of Historic Places are Smeltzer Hall (1877-78), dormitory for women and campus reception area, renovated...

Newberry Cotton Mills

Newberry, SC

Newberry Cotton Mills, incorporated in 1882, began operation in 1885.

Newberry Village Cemetery

Newberry, SC

This cemetery dates from 1809, 23 years before Newberry’s incorporation in 1832.

Oakland Mill

Newberry, SC

(Front) This textile mill, which began operation in 1912, was the third mill built in Newberry, after Newberry Cotton Mills (1885) and...

Peak

Peak, SC

This town, founded in 1853 as Peak's Station on the Greenville & Columbia Railroad, was named for railroad superintendent H.T. Peake.

Pomaria

Pomaria, SC

Originally named Countsville, this post office was established in 1823.

Rosemont Cemetery

Newberry, SC

(Front) This cemetery, chartered and established in 1863, was the second major cemetery in Newberry.

St. John’s Church

Between Pomaria And Peak, SC

This Lutheran church stands on a royal grant of 100 acres made in 1763 to John Adam Epting and Peter Dickert, elders of the Dissenting...

St. Paul Lutheran Church

Pomaria, SC

(Front) This church, founded ca.

The Opera House

Newberry, SC

This building was erected by the Town of Newberry, and dedicated in February of 1882.

The Rock House

S Of Newberry, SC

On December 7, 1756, the Council of the Colony recorded a petition of Jacob Hoffman for 200 acres of bounty land.

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