Hampton

The Hampton County Courthouse, 1946 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Hampton County was carved out of Beaufort County in 1878, creating a separate white political enclave, populated in part by those who had fled their coastal homes when the Beaufort area was occupied...

Main Street In Hampton, 1949 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Main Street, Hampton, 1949. The clock tower in the business district was installed in 1948. Modern Hampton County is primarily agricultural, although there is also an industrial base built on the...