Magnolia

Magnolia is a South Carolina historical marker in Bennettsville, Marlboro County, dedicated 1978.

Marlboro County · dedicated 1978 · 508 E. Main St., Bennettsville, Bennettsville

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Constructed in 1853, this house was the home of William D. Johnson, a Bennettsville attorney and one of three Marlboro County signers of South Carolina's Ordinance of Secession. He served in the state Senate 1862-1865 and was elected chancellor of the Equity Court in 1865. According to tradition, Magnolia was occupied by Union troops on March 6, 1865. The house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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

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Magnolia280 ft

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