Calhoun County

Calhoun County is a South Carolina historical marker in Calhoun County.

Calhoun County · Calhoun County Courthouse, S. Railroad Ave., St. Matthews

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First settled in 1704, this region by 1733 included Amelia and lower Saxe Gotha townships. In 1765 much of it was made part of the new St. Matthew's Parish and was so named until 1865. Efforts in 1890 and 1896 led to an act signed on Feb. 14, 1908, forming a new county from parts of Orangeburg and Lexington, named for John C. Calhoun.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Calhoun County Historical Commission

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On the National Register nearby

Calhoun County Courthouse230 ft
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