Plantation tour draws history buffs from Sa wntam White Williams family ties
Tour patrons toured a local plantation led by Ms Burgess with Sara Williams noted for securing the railroad route through the area. Engineers wooed by Sara and her father gained what they sought. Docents at Chinaberry, Betty Coward, welcomed visitors who lunched at Rye Patch. Gail Moore from Kiawah Island praised the town and its old houses after their evacuation visit during Hurricane Floyd.
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Wntam White Williams
Sara Williams
Ms. Burgess
South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company
Sara
Betty Coward
Rye Patch
Gail Moore
Kiawah Island
John’s Island
Ardent Robbery Suspects Nabbed After Royal Inn Attack
Police arrested Jamal Muze Gehazer and Tonnie Baldwin after an armed robbery at the Royal Inn on Richland Avenue. Officers chased suspects from the motel, recovered a stolen Hi Point pistol, and learned Baldwin was wanted for armed robbery. Both men face multiple charges including armed robbery and burglary.
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Richland Avenue
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Royal Inn
Jamal Muze-Gehazel
Aldrich Street
ADPS
S.C. 118
Tonnie Nathaniel Baldwin
Dallas Circle
the Royal Inn
Aiken
Redcliffe Mansion Haunting Tied to Hammond Lineage
Ghost tales swirl around Redcliffe State Historic Site as the mansion, restored by John Shaw Billings in 1935 and donated in 1973, hosts Connell now living on the ground floor. Reported nightly awakenings and a 3:30 am typing sound near the library hint at resident spirits of Gov. Hammond and his wife amid the house’s history and security measures. Tours run Thursday to Monday 9 am to 6 pm, with hourly house tours noon to 3 pm. For info call (803) 827 473.
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Hammond
John Shaw Billings
Billings
South Carolina
Connell
Redcliffe
Gov. Hammond
Catherine Elizabeth Fitzsimons Hammond
Sion
John Shaw
Time
Life
Redcliffe State Historic Site
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Sta
Ginny Sousimaran Ridgeley
S.C. Historial Society
By Sandy Nesmith
Fielding Freed
Mair
IRS
Auview
Nation's
Harris & Compan
Carolinas
Panter
Fea
Silver Bluff RD
Dinecr
Mitchell Shopping Center
Whiskey Rd
Magee
Bridal Registry
Baby Registry
D and
Wawel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!