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Communities of Big Pond Branch Seek Recognition in Lexington County
Descendants of the Jeffcoat era community in western Lexington County seek equal recognition with nearby Colonial-era settlements. The Colonial Dames of America unveiled a plaque for the Samuel Jeffcoat house as one of the county’s oldest structures, while researchers note a thriving 1770s settlement along Big Pond Branch with a church, timber economy, and education system.
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Lexington
South Carolina
Saxe Gotha
New Windsor
Orangeburgh
Amelia
Big Pond Branch
Lexington County
Jeffcoat
Colonial Dames of America
Samuel Jeffcoat
Michael Jeffcoat
North Carolina
Three Miles Big Pond
Swansea
Edisto River
Methodist Church
Granby
Jeffcoats
Edisto
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
U.S. 178
Frances Jeffcoat
Reid Thomas
N.C
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