History and Heritage in Dillon, SC

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Built next door to his residence, this c. 1915 brick building served as the medical office of Dr. Henry Edwards, one ...

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Town of Dillon. Dillon was laid out by civil engineers of the Florence Railroad Company following a plan by John H. D...

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Founder of Dillon and Father of Dillon County. A man of firm convictions, gentle manners and generous impulses, who l...

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First settler, first merchant, first mayor, first postmaster, chairman of first school board. Post Office in his stor...

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In Memory Robert Earl Atkinson, Sr. 1899 - 1970 Co-founder of Dilmar Oil Company, Inc. in 1931 to sell Shell Oil prod...

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According to local tradition, three Methodist meeting houses of the area united c. 1835 to form Ebenezer. An early ch...

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This church was established prior to 1803 and was known as Liberty Chapel. The present structure, built in 1871, is s...

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Herod W. Williams was concerned about the education of his children as were many parents in Latta. With the help of f...

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Following the War Between the States and during the Reconstruction Era southern railroads were in complete disarray. ...

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This house, located mile east, was built about 1857 by Joel Allen, Baptist minister who organized and served many chu...

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Originally in colonial Craven County, this area became part of Georgetown District, 1769; Liberty County, 1785; Mario...

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David Satterwhite was granted 177 acres here in 1789 by Charles Pinckney, Governor of S. C. In 1855 this tract passed...

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In rural communities throughout the country, the local general store was the focal point of town activities. Not only...

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Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland in 1835 as the Industrial Revolution was sweeping across Great Britian. Seeking ...

Dillon County Museum