| Depot, Pinopolis Post Office,
Old Pinopolis Academy, Exeter and Lewisfield Plantations among others.
The are note cards that are wonderful for writing, but are also for framing
as small prints. |
| III. Jewelry:
Full line of National Historic Foundation gold overlay pieces. New to the
Shoppe are the silver collars with assorted slides, bracelets and earbobs. |
| IV. Plantation Afghans:
available in three different colors with the Berkeley County Seal included. |
| V. Brass:
Candle lites, trivets and Ezel's candle snuffers |
| VI. Historic Reproductions
For Children: Paper money, cannons, flutes, arrowheads, and many
other items |
| VII. Music:
Cassettes and Cds |
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| Just stop by the Museum
and check them out. Debbie Reynolds and Ginny Johnston are there to serve
you and will find other things that aren't always available if you just
let them now what you are looking for and they can accommodate you. |
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DONT FORGET THE GENERAL
MEETING - SEPTEMBER 15th
TIDBITS OF LOCAL HISTORY
BERKELEY COUNTY SWEPT BY
DEVASTING FIRE
| "On December 1, 1 886, Berkeley
County was swept by a devasting fire from St. Stephen to the Charleston
County line on both sides of the North Eastern Railroad, including the
section around Stoney Landing. There was great
destruction of turpentine trees. It was reported that the village
of Pinopolis was barely saved from destruction. There, Mrs. Kate Porcher
lost her dwelling and all her outbuildings. Trial Justice Cain lost his
outbuildings and only hard work saved his dwelling. J. H. Winter lost his
barn and his entire harvested crop. Many Negroes around Pinopolis and Moncks
Corner lost all they |
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Did you know
| Did you know that Monck's
Corner had a race course "almost as soon as it had residents"? It was announced
in the S.C - Gazette September 25,1749: |
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'To be run for , by six horses, mares, or geldings, carrying 141bs. Weight
two miles three heats (half an hour to be allowed betwixt each heat to
rub) at the round course at William Marten's at Moncks Corner, a purse
value of sixty Ibs., and a neat saddle, pistols and furniture value fifty
pounds. Every horse & c must be entered at said Marten's by the 20th
October, and the race to be Wednesday the first of November next. The sart
to be given at 12 o'dock, the horse, mare or gelding that wins the first
two heats to have the purse, the next best the saddle & c, but those
that don't save the distance, to run no more. Several things of great value
to be run or raffled for, the same day. |
| NOTE: Who knows what the
C stands for? If anyone would like to write an article about some historic
site or situation for our newsletter, please send it to Anne Propst, President
at P.O. 504 Moncks Corner, SC 29461 |
RICHARD
COTE' TO BE SPEAKER.
SEPTEMBER. 15 MEETING
SANTEE COOPER AUDITORIUM
3:00 P.M.
Richard Cote', author of
Mary's World, The Redneck Riviera, Theodosia Burr Alston:Portrait of a
Prodigy. Safe House and
other contemporary novels
and non-fiction books will be our guest speaker. He will present a slide
snow and will have books available for sale and to be autographed. |
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