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(Front) This church, the oldest in the Broad River Association, was founded in 1770 and was first called Thicketty Branch Baptist Church. After meeting in a brush arbor and area houses, it built its first permanent church, a log building, abou…
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The family cemetery of Lt. Col. James Steen (d. 1781), S.C. militia officer during the American Revolution, is on his plantation nearby, along Thicketty Creek. Steen, who commanded units in several campaigns from 1775 to 1781, was killed in 1781 w…
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Founded in 1845 as the Limestone Springs Female High School by Dr. Thomas Curtis and his son Dr. William Curtis, distinguished Baptist clergymen. The school thrived until falling on hard times during the Civil War and Reconstruction. In 1881 the i…
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Towne CenterThis side indicates the center point for the second survey by the Town of Gaffney to expand its city limits to include all property within a one-mile radius of this location. The survey was conducted by R.O. Sams, February 27, 1890 (ma…
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This plantation, 1.5 mi. S. near Thicketty Creek, was settled about 1767 by John Nuckolls, Sr. (1732-1780), a native of Virginia. During the American Revolution, as the war in the backcountry became a vicious civil war, the plantation became known…
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A stone located on thenortheast corner of thisintersection commemoratesthe point from which thestreets of the town ofGaffney were laid out in1873.
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In Memory of the Boys of Cherokee County who lost their lives in the World War, 1917 - 1918 Arthur Burgess · Grier Ellis · Richard Callman · Jay Bee Godfrey · Albert Grant · Broadus Hames · John G. Hamrick…
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World War IAllen, Landrum · Allen, Loyd · Bobo, Jesse · Burgess, Arthur · Camp, Oscar · Chesney, Coke T. · Collins, Ed · Crocker, Alexander · Dickson, Leander T. · Dowdle, Glenn &middo…
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Used as early as the American Revolution, this site became a "Summer Watering Place" in 1835. Low country aristocrats such as Governor David Johnson were attracted here by the climate and therapeutic waters. A post office was here from 1836 to 187…
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[Lower marker]:First Baptist ChurchFounded 1878Built 1899B.P. Robertson, Pastor[Upper marker]Corner stone from second auditorium building which was demolished September 1949 to make way for the present building completed 1951. [Dedication Plaqu…
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