Edgefield County lies within the Aiken/Augusta metro area along the Savannah River. “The county was formed in 1785 as part of Ninety Six District.” In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Edgefield County became smaller as lands from the county were used to create Greenwood, Saluda, Aiken, and McCormick counties. Edgefield serves as the county seat.
The county has greatly impacted South Carolina history. A number of small Revolutionary War Battles took place in the county. Additionally, 10 of South Carolina’s governors have hailed from Edgefield County.
Manufacturing, agriculture, and services anchor the Edgefield County economy and the area is known for cultivating large numbers of peaches. However, in the 19th century the pottery industry was also prominent. Today, the region’s alkaline-glazed pottery remains especially popular.
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Greenwood, in what was originally the old Ninety Six District, got its name from the plantation located there in 1823-1824 by Judge John McGehee, and named "Green Wood" by his wife. The post office...
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"W" is for Wigfall, Louis Trezevant [1816-1874]. U.S. Senator.
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"A" is for Asparagus. Asparagus was an important cash crop in South Carolina from the 1910s until the mid-1930s. With cotton prices low and the boll weevil creeping closer, farmers in the "Ridge"...
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“G” is for Graniteville Company. Chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1845, the Graniteville Company was one of the earliest and most successful textile manufacturing operations in the...
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The Oberlin Unit of Faith Cabin Library, in Seneca. These libraries were the result of the cooperation of a white textile mill laborer and a teacher in an African-American school in Edgefield County...
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“L” is for Longstreet, James Peter [1821-1904]. Soldier. Born in Edgefield District, Longstreet spent his formative years in Georgia and Alabama. After graduating from West Point, he had a successful...
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A remarkable African slave craftsman in the Edgefield area, known only as "Dave," produced this pot, whose design is distinctly African in form. Courtesy of the South Carolina State Museum.
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Born near Trenton, in Edgefield County, Governor Benjamin R. Tillman (1847-1918) attended a local "field school" and Bethany Academy. During the 1890s, farmers began to organize a national movement to...
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Born in Edgefield, Governor Andrew Pickens (1779-1838) studied at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). During the War of 1812, he served as a colonel in the U.S. Army and in later stages of the...
