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McDuffie was a strongadvocate for the right ofstates to nullify or void actsof Congress within theirborders. He developed andpromoted the NullificationTheory & also served in theU.S. House and U.S. Senate.
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The son of General AndrewPickens, he served as aColonel in the War of 1812.During his term as Governor,there was considerablefocus on building roads andcanals in the state. Hisson, Francis W. Pickens, wasalso Governor of our State.
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Founded in 1762 by the Reverend Daniel Marshall, pioneer missionary and minister, this was the first church of the Baptist faith in the present Edgefield County, "Mother of Churches."
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BirthplaceofGeneral James LongstreetC.S.A.1821 - 19041 air mile east
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Born 1 mi. E. Cmdr. 1st Corps, Army of Northern VA Confederate States Army; Lee's "Old Warhorse"; west Point graduate; Mesixan War veteran.
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Erected in honor of the founder of Bettis AcademyRev. Alexander BettisBorn August 4, 1836 - Died May 13, 1895He was a born leader and a friend of humanity.Gone but not forgotten.—————Erected by Mt. Canaan Association …
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Bettis Academy and Junior College, a private school for African Americans, was founded in 1881 by Rev. Alexander Bettis, a former slave who was taught to read by his owner's wife, but was never taught to write. A Baptist Minister, he established B…
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[Front]:This church, founded in 1868, was one of the first black Baptist churches in this area. Alexander Bettis (1836-1895), a former slave, established this church with the assistance of three white ministers after the local Baptist association …
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Established as a result of the inspiration and efforts of the Reverend Alexander Bettis, this coeducational institution was incorporated in 1889 and provided elementary, high school, and junior college training for blacks. A.W. Nicholson succeeded…
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ReligionFounded in 1768 as a result of a religious revival sweeping the American colonies known as the "Great Awakening," Horn's Creek Baptist church was one of the first churches established in the South Carolina backcountry. The church quickly b…
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