Edgefield Town Once Named Nation's Violent Square
Edgefield once rivaled Dodge City and Tombstone for violence in the early 1800s. The courthouse steps area and a new park mark the now calm town square, with stories of Rebecca Cotton the infamous ax woman and Stephen Kennedy’s 1807 murder, as recounted in local lore and Parson Weems tales.
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Edgefield’s violent legacy shaping politics and memory
The article recounts 19th century Edgefield violence from duel culture to brutal crime, noting Louis Wigfall, Preston Brooks, James Carroll, and George Tillman. It links public honor codes to fatal shootings, tracing careers of Brooks and Wigfall to national politics and a recurring pattern of notoriety. It ends with a modern note on Dr. Mack at USC Aiken.
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