Category: History
-
#ThankYouBet
The Darlington County Historical Commission receives $4 million donation By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net After Carolyn “Bet” Norment Phillips of Darlington passed away last March, the reading of her last will and testament revealed a big surprise – a $4 million bequest that will secure the history of her beloved Darlington County for decades to…
-
Where is Santa Claus?
The Christmas greetings letter is a special way of touching the heart of friends and families, and the aim behind writing it is to reach out to them on this special occasion. The letter is a way to wish them all the best and good luck for rest of year. Christmas is a festival of…
-
First to Strike a Match in Darlington County!
In 1826, John Walker, an English chemist and druggist from Stockton on Tees, discovered through lucky accident that a stick coated with chemicals burst into flame when scraped across his hearth at home. He went on to invent the first friction match. Until the first half of the nineteenth century, the process by which fire…
-
Hartsville Graded School / Mt. Pisgah Nursery School
This photograph, circa 1902, shows Hartsville’s first Black School at the corner of Sixth Street and Marion Avenue. The photo is courtesy of T.B. & Lovis Thomas. It was printed in the Hartsville Messenger on January 29, 1999 and was a part of a Black History Month Special. Darlington County Historical Marker Marker ID: SCHM…
-
Document Conservation done on Hidden Treasures
Early this morning, while working on a map file at the Commission, a Commission staffer and a volunteer came across 17 fragments of parer filed away in plastic sleeves. The cashe was immediately brought to my attention and the priorities of the day immediately changed. The fragments were removed from their plastic protectors and I…
-
Soapbox Derby winner donates car to Historical Commission
Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 (The News & Press Website) By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net A relic of Darlington’s racing past will soon be on display at the Darlington County Historical Commission, thanks to a donation by a local citizen. Hartsville native Tommy Jordan has raced cars and motorcycles from coast to coast,…
-
Help Us Identify Photos
Thanks to our new website, we are posting unidentified photos from within our collections here at the Historical Commission. We are counting on more people discovering photographs they haven’t seen before, even family pictures. Most exciting for the Commission staff is the help the community is giving us with identifying people in the photos, using…
-
DARLINGTON COUNTY RESPONSE TO DECLARATION OF WAR
DECLARATION OF WAR Congress was growing more frustrated with the way the Administration was handling the economic turmoil and its failure to use economic sanctions to receive concessions from the British. A faction within Congress called the War Hawks became even more outspoken in their demands for stronger and more decisive actions with Britain. On…
-
SPIES & CON MEN
ENTER THE SPY John Henry (1776 Dublin-1853 Paris(?)) immigrated to the United States in 1796. He edited a newspaper, managed a wine business in Philadelphia, ran a farm in Vermont, studied law, and gave speeches and wrote articles for the Federalist cause. He was said to be tall, charming, and handsome. He gained connections with…