Gillisonville
Shown on the 1820 Beaufort District map by Vignoles and Ravenel, Gillisonville had a free school by 1831, and a post office in 1840. The seat of Beaufort District from 1840 to 1868, Gillisonville was burned by General William T. Sherman's army on its march through South Carolina in early 1865.
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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Citiznes of Gillisonville and Jasper County Bicentennial Committee
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