Hampton County

Hampton County is a South Carolina historical marker in Hampton, Hampton County, dedicated 1957.

Hampton County · dedicated 1957 · Hampton County Courthouse, near the intersection of Elm St. E (U.S. Hwy. 278) & 1st St. E (S.C. Hwy. 68), Hampton

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Established February 18, 1878, once a part of Beaufort District. Named in honor of WADE HAMPTON, Lieutenant General, C.S.A., Governor of South Carolina, 1876-79, United States Senator, 1879-91. Corner stone of courthouse laid by Gen. Hampton, Oct. 12, 1878.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Hampton County and James Moore Chapter, U.D.C.

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