Month: July 2016
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Today in History – July 18
Today in Darlington County History – endorsing the War of 1812 & organization of the masonic order – the Knights of Jerico.
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The Cash-Shannon Duel -Today in Darlington County History
2 PM will mark the 136th anniversary of the historic duel between E.C.B. Cash, a wealthy planter from Cash’s Depot, located between Cheraw and Society Hill, along the Great Pee Dee River, and Col. William Shannon, Silver-haired Camden lawyer and sire of 14 children. We know that the exact spot there Shannon fell mortally wounded,…
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Today in History – July 2
General History: 437 – Emperor Valentinian III begins his reign over the Western Roman Empire. His mother Galla Placidia ends her regency, but continues to exercise political influence at the court in Rome. 1613 – The first English expedition (from Virginia) against Acadia led by Samuel Argall takes place. 1698 – Thomas Savery patents the…
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Today in History – July 1
1941 – Darlington County, SC. The Black Creek Protection Association is granted their State Charter. General History: 1643 – First meeting of the Westminster Assembly, a council of theologians (“divines”) and members of the Parliament of England appointed to restructure the Church of England, at Westminster Abbey in London. 1782 – Raid on Lunenburg: American…