Barnwell, South Carolina
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Barnwell is a city in Barnwell County
, South Carolina
, United States
, located along U.S. Route 278
. The population was 5,035 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat
of Barnwell County
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.2 km²), of which, 19.8 square kilometres (7.6 sq mi) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (1.80%) is water.
of 2000, there were 5,035 people, 2,035 households, and 1,353 families residing in the city. The population density
was 659.5 people per square mile (254.8/km²). There were 2,304 housing units at an average density of 301.8 per square mile (116.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 49.81% White, 47.37% Black
, 1.05% Asian, 0.40% Native American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races
, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 2,035 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were married couples
living together, 22.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,722, and the median income for a family was $37,841. Males had a median income of $35,039 versus $21,912 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $17,709. placing it in the top third of the state
. About 20.4% of families and 22.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.
Two other Revolutionary battles were fought in what is now Barwell County, the Battle of Morris Ford,and the Battle of Red Hill.
In 1785 the district was named Winton County and formed out of Orangeburg District,
. It was formed to create another Judicial circuit. It was given its current name in 1798 when the County and its seat were named for Revolutionary War leader John Barnwell
(1748–1800), who headed a militia in South Carolina. Barnwell County originally stretched from the Savannah River
on the west almost to the Atlantic Ocean
.
Built in 1832, the South Carolina Railroad connected Charleston
to Hamburg
, near Augusta, Georgia
on the Savannah River. The railroad, which went through the middle of the county, was the first steam railroad in the world. Two stops on the railroad created the towns of Blackville, South Carolina
and Williston
in the mid-nineteenth century.
Barnwell is home to what is thought to be the only vertical freestanding sundial
in the USA, though counter-examples exist. The Barnwell sundial was surrounded by a parking lot in the 1960s but in the 1990s the city removed the parking lot, built a park, and made the sundial a focal point.
, who was later governor of South Carolina. Soon after Hagood's election, one of his constituents asked him if he wished to be called "General" or "Governor". "Call me General," Hagood said, with a twinkle in his eye, "I fought for that and begged for the other."
Barnwell was hated by General W.T. Sherman
; he felt that the town should be burnt to the ground since it carried the name of one of the most prominent politicians who had demanded South Carolina’s withdrawal from the Union. When General Judson Kilpatrick was in Barnwell, his horses were stabled in the Episcopal Church of the Holy Apostles
; the font
in the church was used to water the horses.
and opened in May 1943. It was a satellite airfield of Columbia Army Air Base
, supporting B-25 Mitchell
medium bomber training for Third Air Force
III Air Support Command
. After the war it became Barnwell Regional Airport
.
In 1950 the federal government asked DuPont
to build and operate a plutonium
production plant near the Savannah River in South Carolina. The company had unmatched expertise in atomic energy, having designed and built the plutonium production complex at the Hanford site
, for the Manhattan Project
during World War II
. A large portion of farmland was bought under eminent domain
and converted to the Savannah River Plant
, managed by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
.
Several towns and over 100 cemeteries were relocated during this time, including Dunbarton and Ellenton. Dunbarton was the town in which Duncannon was located; it was an early 19th century plantation and a wildlife preserve. Former President George H. W. Bush
and his brothers used to visit their grandfather George Herbert Walker
at the plantation. Union General William T. Sherman allegedly spared the plantation, built in 1835, because a woman and sick child were resting in a bedroom upstairs.
U.S. Army soldiers were brought into the county and were used as guards at this new facility. A camp was constructed for the soldiers off of Clinton Street, earning it the name "Barracks Road" among locals, in an area of the Little Salkehatchie swamp called O’Bannon Point. After discharge, many of these troops stayed on at SRP as civilian guards.
DuPont
ran the Savannah River Site until 1989, when Westinghouse
began the management of the facilities for the Department of Energy
. The Savannah River Plant changed its name to the Savannah River Site. It was once one of the largest employers in the county.
, as well as the Bethlehem Baptist Church
and the Old Presbyterian Church
were listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in the 1970s. Saint Andrew’s Catholic Church, the Chapel is the earliest religious structure in Barnwell County. It is also the oldest original Catholic Church in South Carolina.
The most widely-known former resident is entertainer James Brown
, "The Godfather of Soul", who was born in the Elko area of Barnwell and moved to Augusta at the age of six to live with his aunt.
Others include:
Politicians
The county was home to the Barnwell Ring
, several powerful state politicians. Included were state Senator Edgar A. Brown (1888–1975), state Speaker of the House Solomon Blatt, Sr.
(1895–1986), and Governor Joseph E. Harley (1880–1942).
Other state and national politicians from Barnwell include:
Barnwell County, South Carolina
-History:The Barnwell District was created in 1798 from the southwestern portion of the Orangeburg District, along the Savannah River...
, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, located along U.S. Route 278
U.S. Route 278
U.S. Route 278 is a parallel route of U.S. Route 78. It currently runs for 1,074 miles from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina to Wickes, Arkansas at U.S. Highway 71/U.S. Highway 59. It might be notable that it is longer than its parent highway, US Hwy-78. US Hwy-278 passes through the states of...
. The population was 5,035 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Barnwell County
Barnwell County, South Carolina
-History:The Barnwell District was created in 1798 from the southwestern portion of the Orangeburg District, along the Savannah River...
.
Geography
Barnwell is located at 33°14′40"N 81°21′48"W (33.244534, -81.363214).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.2 km²), of which, 19.8 square kilometres (7.6 sq mi) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (1.80%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 5,035 people, 2,035 households, and 1,353 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 659.5 people per square mile (254.8/km²). There were 2,304 housing units at an average density of 301.8 per square mile (116.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 49.81% White, 47.37% Black
Black people
The term black people is used in systems of racial classification for humans of a dark skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups.Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class, socio-economic status also plays a...
, 1.05% Asian, 0.40% Native American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 2,035 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 22.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,722, and the median income for a family was $37,841. Males had a median income of $35,039 versus $21,912 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $17,709. placing it in the top third of the state
South Carolina locations by per capita income
South Carolina is the thirty-seventh richest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $18,795 .-South Carolina Places Ranked by Per Capita Income:...
. About 20.4% of families and 22.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.
History
On December 22, 1781, a band of British Loyalist fought with a group of local Patriots two miles north of the Blackville, SC. The location, called Windy Hill at that time, is slightly east of the present day Healing Springs Park and Church. The Commanding Officer was Captain Benjamin Odom, Jr. who was a member of Colonel William Harden’s Regiment. Sixteen Patriots were killed. Major “Bloody Bill” Cunningham’s was believed to be the Commander of the Tory Company. The area was known for many years as "Slaughter Hill".Two other Revolutionary battles were fought in what is now Barwell County, the Battle of Morris Ford,and the Battle of Red Hill.
In 1785 the district was named Winton County and formed out of Orangeburg District,
. It was formed to create another Judicial circuit. It was given its current name in 1798 when the County and its seat were named for Revolutionary War leader John Barnwell
John Barnwell (senator)
John Barnwell was a soldier and public official from South Carolina.He was the son of Nathaniel Barnwell and Mary Gibbes. During the American Revolution, he served in the South Carolina Provincial Congress and the first South Carolina General Assembly...
(1748–1800), who headed a militia in South Carolina. Barnwell County originally stretched from the Savannah River
Savannah River
The Savannah River is a major river in the southeastern United States, forming most of the border between the states of South Carolina and Georgia. Two tributaries of the Savannah, the Tugaloo River and the Chattooga River, form the northernmost part of the border...
on the west almost to the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
.
Built in 1832, the South Carolina Railroad connected Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
to Hamburg
Hamburg, Aiken County, South Carolina
The dead town of Hamburg, South Carolina, was once a thriving upriver market located in Edgefield District . It was founded by Henry Shultz in 1821, across the Savannah River from Augusta, Georgia, in direct competition with that city . In its heyday, 60,000 bales of cotton worth $2,000,000 were...
, near Augusta, Georgia
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
on the Savannah River. The railroad, which went through the middle of the county, was the first steam railroad in the world. Two stops on the railroad created the towns of Blackville, South Carolina
Blackville, South Carolina
Blackville is a town in Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,973 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Blackville is located at ....
and Williston
Williston, South Carolina
Williston is a town in Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,307 at the 2000 census.The town lies in the center of the Charleston-Hamburg railroad line, the line of the Best Friend locomotive. The train tracks were removed in the 1990s, however, the track site has...
in the mid-nineteenth century.
Barnwell is home to what is thought to be the only vertical freestanding sundial
Sundial
A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun. In common designs such as the horizontal sundial, the sun casts a shadow from its style onto a surface marked with lines indicating the hours of the day. The style is the time-telling edge of the gnomon, often a thin rod or a...
in the USA, though counter-examples exist. The Barnwell sundial was surrounded by a parking lot in the 1960s but in the 1990s the city removed the parking lot, built a park, and made the sundial a focal point.
Civil War
Barnwell gave generously to the Confederate cause; the most distinguished person was General Johnson HagoodJohnson Hagood (governor)
Johnson Hagood was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and the 80th Governor of South Carolina from 1880 to 1882.-Early years:...
, who was later governor of South Carolina. Soon after Hagood's election, one of his constituents asked him if he wished to be called "General" or "Governor". "Call me General," Hagood said, with a twinkle in his eye, "I fought for that and begged for the other."
Barnwell was hated by General W.T. Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War , for which he received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the "scorched...
; he felt that the town should be burnt to the ground since it carried the name of one of the most prominent politicians who had demanded South Carolina’s withdrawal from the Union. When General Judson Kilpatrick was in Barnwell, his horses were stabled in the Episcopal Church of the Holy Apostles
Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal
The Church of the Holy Apostles is an historic Carpenter Gothic Episcopal church located at 1706 Hagood Avenue in Barnwell, South Carolina in the United States. On April 13, 1972, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal.-History:The...
; the font
Baptismal font
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture or a fixture used for the baptism of children and adults.-Aspersion and affusion fonts:...
in the church was used to water the horses.
20th century
Barnwell Army Airfield w as built by the United States Army Air ForcesUnited States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
and opened in May 1943. It was a satellite airfield of Columbia Army Air Base
Columbia Metropolitan Airport
Columbia Metropolitan Airport is the main airport for Columbia, South Carolina. The airport lies five miles southwest of Columbia's central business district, in Lexington County.-Airlines and destinations:...
, supporting B-25 Mitchell
B-25 Mitchell
The North American B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engined medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. It was used by many Allied air forces, in every theater of World War II, as well as many other air forces after the war ended, and saw service across four decades.The B-25 was named...
medium bomber training for Third Air Force
Third Air Force
The Third Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Forces in Europe . It is headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....
III Air Support Command
III Air Support Command
The III Air Support Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force stationed at Drew Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 16 March 1942.-Lineage:...
. After the war it became Barnwell Regional Airport
Barnwell Regional Airport
Barnwell Regional Airport is a public airport located 1 mile northwest of Barnwell, South Carolina. The airport serves the general aviation community, with no scheduled commercial airline service.-History:...
.
In 1950 the federal government asked DuPont
DuPont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont was the world's third largest chemical company based on market capitalization and ninth based on revenue in 2009...
to build and operate a plutonium
Plutonium
Plutonium is a transuranic radioactive chemical element with the chemical symbol Pu and atomic number 94. It is an actinide metal of silvery-gray appearance that tarnishes when exposed to air, forming a dull coating when oxidized. The element normally exhibits six allotropes and four oxidation...
production plant near the Savannah River in South Carolina. The company had unmatched expertise in atomic energy, having designed and built the plutonium production complex at the Hanford site
Hanford Site
The Hanford Site is a mostly decommissioned nuclear production complex on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, operated by the United States federal government. The site has been known by many names, including Hanford Works, Hanford Engineer Works or HEW, Hanford Nuclear Reservation...
, for the Manhattan Project
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a research and development program, led by the United States with participation from the United Kingdom and Canada, that produced the first atomic bomb during World War II. From 1942 to 1946, the project was under the direction of Major General Leslie Groves of the US Army...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. A large portion of farmland was bought under eminent domain
Eminent domain
Eminent domain , compulsory purchase , resumption/compulsory acquisition , or expropriation is an action of the state to seize a citizen's private property, expropriate property, or seize a citizen's rights in property with due monetary compensation, but without the owner's consent...
and converted to the Savannah River Plant
Savannah River Site
The Savannah River Site is a nuclear reservation in the United States in the state of South Carolina, located on land in Aiken, Allendale and Barnwell Counties adjacent to the Savannah River, southeast of Augusta, Georgia. The site was built during the 1950s to refine nuclear materials for...
, managed by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
United States Atomic Energy Commission
The United States Atomic Energy Commission was an agency of the United States government established after World War II by Congress to foster and control the peace time development of atomic science and technology. President Harry S...
.
Several towns and over 100 cemeteries were relocated during this time, including Dunbarton and Ellenton. Dunbarton was the town in which Duncannon was located; it was an early 19th century plantation and a wildlife preserve. Former President George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
and his brothers used to visit their grandfather George Herbert Walker
George Herbert Walker
George Herbert Walker was a wealthy American banker and businessman. His daughter Dorothy married Prescott Bush, making him a grandfather of former President George H. W. Bush and a great-grandfather of former President George W. Bush.-Life and career:Born in St...
at the plantation. Union General William T. Sherman allegedly spared the plantation, built in 1835, because a woman and sick child were resting in a bedroom upstairs.
U.S. Army soldiers were brought into the county and were used as guards at this new facility. A camp was constructed for the soldiers off of Clinton Street, earning it the name "Barracks Road" among locals, in an area of the Little Salkehatchie swamp called O’Bannon Point. After discharge, many of these troops stayed on at SRP as civilian guards.
DuPont
DuPont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont was the world's third largest chemical company based on market capitalization and ninth based on revenue in 2009...
ran the Savannah River Site until 1989, when Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric Company
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC is a nuclear power company, offering a wide range of nuclear products and services to utilities throughout the world, including nuclear fuel, service and maintenance, instrumentation and control and advanced nuclear plant designs...
began the management of the facilities for the Department of Energy
United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
. The Savannah River Plant changed its name to the Savannah River Site. It was once one of the largest employers in the county.
Historical landmarks
The Episcopal Church of the Holy Apostles and its rectoryRectory
A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...
, as well as the Bethlehem Baptist Church
Bethlehem Baptist Church (Barnwell, South Carolina)
Bethlehem Baptist Church is a historic church at Wall and Gilmore Streets in Barnwell, South Carolina.It waws built in 1898 and added to the National Register in 1979....
and the Old Presbyterian Church
Old Presbyterian Church (Barnwell, South Carolina)
Old Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 1905 Academy Street in Barnwell, South Carolina.It was built in 1848 and added to the National Register in 1972....
were listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnwell County, South Carolina
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnwell County, South Carolina.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States...
in the 1970s. Saint Andrew’s Catholic Church, the Chapel is the earliest religious structure in Barnwell County. It is also the oldest original Catholic Church in South Carolina.
Notable residents
The most widely-known former resident is entertainer James Brown
James Brown
James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
, "The Godfather of Soul", who was born in the Elko area of Barnwell and moved to Augusta at the age of six to live with his aunt.
Others include:
- The South Carolina poet and novelist, William Gilmore SimmsWilliam Gilmore SimmsWilliam Gilmore Simms was a poet, novelist and historian from the American South. His writings achieved great prominence during the 19th century, with Edgar Allan Poe pronouncing him the best novelist America had ever produced...
, lived most of his life in the county. - Troy BrownTroy BrownTroy Fitzgerald Brown is a former NFL wide receiver, cornerback and punt returner in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Marshall...
, New England Patriots wide receiver. - Henry Louis WallaceHenry Louis WallaceHenry Louis Wallace is an American serial killer who killed 10 women in Charlotte, North Carolina and is awaiting execution at Central Prison in Raleigh.-Early life:...
, serial killer - R. Winston MorrisR. Winston MorrisSouth Carolinian Ralph Winston Morris , known for his signature "soul patch", is the professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tennessee. He is editor of The Tuba Source Book and the Euphonium Source Book...
, professional tuba player and teacher. - Cliff Hollingsworth, screen writer, Cinderella ManCinderella ManCinderella Man is a 2005 American drama film by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story. The film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer.-Plot:James J...
. - Bradly Thomas Williams, national Yu-Gi-Oh champion (card game of children aging from 12-18 of mystical creatures usually played by ugly virgins that are athletically challenged and have very unsocial lives.)
Politicians
The county was home to the Barnwell Ring
Barnwell Ring
The so-called "Barnwell Ring" was a grouping of influential Democratic South Carolina political leaders from Barnwell County. The group included state Senator Edgar A. Brown, state Representative Solomon Blatt, Sr., Governor Joseph Emile Harley, and state Representative Winchester Smith, Jr...
, several powerful state politicians. Included were state Senator Edgar A. Brown (1888–1975), state Speaker of the House Solomon Blatt, Sr.
Solomon Blatt, Sr.
Solomon Blatt was a long time Democratic legislator of South Carolina from Barnwell County during the middle of the 20th century. He was a principal member of the so-called "Barnwell Ring."-Early life and career:...
(1895–1986), and Governor Joseph E. Harley (1880–1942).
Other state and national politicians from Barnwell include:
- James AldrichJames Aldrich (politician)James Aldrich was a South Carolina circuit judge and state representative.Aldrich was born on Barnwell, South Carolina on July 25, 1850, the son of a prominent attorney, James T. Aldrich, and Isabel C. Pattison. He attended private school until the Civil War interrupted, and was then home...
, state representative and judge during the 19th and early 20th century - James O’Hanlon PattersonJames O'H. PattersonJames O'Hanlan Patterson was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in Barnwell, South Carolina. He attended private schools in town and also in Augusta, Georgia...
(1857–1911), United States Representative from South Carolina.
External links
- http://www.hfppa.com/slaughterfield.htm
- Official website
- The People-Sentinel, Barnwell's weekly newspaper