The Courthouse Lancaster County
Front:
Built in 1825-1828. Designed by Robert Mills of Charleston, South Carolina, America's first native born, professionally trained architect, State Civil and Military Engineer and designer of the Washington Monument.
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in 1792 gave a courthouse site to the people of the region known as Lancaster County (1785-1798), Lancaster District (1798-1868), and Lancaster County since 1868. Three courthouses have occupied the site: a log house (1795-1800), a frame building (1800-1828), and the present structure.
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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Waxhaws Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
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