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Wednesday, xeo. i*, ?vn. Old Abbeville a as Seen Eighty-l Lockwood'* Geography of South | Carolina Published in 1832 Uivet J Pen Pictures of The State. The Edgefield Chronicle, Feb. 8. A rare little volume is "A Geography of South Carolina" by Thomas P. Lockwood and published in 1832. It is very small and of a size not popular now in bookmaking Recently the State Library secured a copy and the following extracts about this section of the State are taken from that. The title page says: "A Geography of South Carolina. Adapted to the use of schools and families. A District Chronological Account of each District, interspersed with Historical Anecdotes. A General View of the State; embracing the Natural Features, Government, Inhabitant, Towns and Villages, Spas, Minerals, the State of Education and Religion; with sketches of its Agricultu- J ral, Commercial and Natural Histo- I ry. By Thomas P. Lockwood. With I a new map of the State. Then fol- t lows this verse: ? "I own the glorious subject fires my * breast; c And my soul's darling passion stands a confessed Beyond or love's or friendship's sa- t cred bona Beyond myself?I prize my native c land." < 1 The book was printed in Charles- i ton by J. B. S. Buurgess, 44 Queen- t Street in 1832. i iC( i\ /[,T i\iy JLjiiuic AU TIF FORI Complete A c: fAl. V1 JU.C5 IUI / No Tires At Cos linniiiniimttiiiiUMtiiiiiinitiiitiiiniiiiiiiitiiittiiiiiimiiHfiiiiHitifitMiHiititiinu W. A. nd Edgefield 7ive Years Ago It has letters of recommendatio from Prof. Stephen Lee, of the dc partment of Mathematics 6f Chai leston College and from Gov. R. 1 flomio Twenty-nine Districts are show jn the "new map," as follows: Pict jns, Anderson, Greenville, Spartar 3urg, York, Lancaster, Chesterfielc Marlboro, Sumter Kershaw, Fail ield, Chester, Union, Laurens, Ne\ >erry, Abbeville, Edgefield, Ricl: and, Lexington, Orangeburg, Barr well, Charleston, Beaufort and Co! eton. The spelling of some of th :ourt house towns or "shire towns is he calls them will be familiar t some of the older inhabitants. Fo nstance he has "Laurensville, Cor vayboro, Sumterville, Anderson rille, Chesterville, Unionville, etc >tc." Here is what he says abou Abbeville and Edgefield District: Abbeville District. Bounded on the northeast b; Laurens District; on the southeas >y Edgefield; on the northwest b; 'endteton (now Anderson) and oi he southwest by the State of Geoi ria. The soil of this District is ver; 'ertile, consisting of a rich mouli ?ver a clay foundation; some spot ire stony. The face of the country is ex remely hilly. The climate is mild and salubri >us, resembling that of the mos lelightful parts of the South o France; it is subject to no extreme n either winter or summer. An umnal diseases prevail in som 'ew situations contagious to mil )ST i Stock of TO IES CASH ssortment All Models Charged t Prices lIMHUtlNIMIHIIUIIIIIMIIIIimiNIIHIIIIIIIIIIINIIUIIIIIIIUIIINIIMItlllllllllllllUllli Calvert ~ ponds and to other low grounds. The principal production is col ton. Grain of every description i raised abundantly but principal! for domestic purposes; some sil* wool and wine are likewise araoni the products. The rivers are the Savannah am * * 11 ' X4._. -1 Saluda, botn navigaDie ior culuuj n boats. The smaller streams are Lit tie River, Rocky River, Long Cant the Sapona or Hard Labor, Rock; r" Creek, and the Seeraw, which head near Wallesville. (This last nam n ed stream is now known as Cuffle town and Wallersville was a settle ment on what is now known as th< f Talbert Burnt Home place.) Thesi streams in their courses are aug y mented by innumerable riverlets am [m brooks which intersect the county ~ in an astonishing manner, present l_ ing facilities for the machinery o: e the artificer, manufacturer and agri ? culturist, scarcely to be excelle< 0 anywhere. r Abbeville is the shiretown: it location although lower than th< L. surrounding country is healthy an< pleasant in lat 34 degrees 13' north 'I longitude 80 degrees, 20' west, dis tant 90 miles from Columbia an< 200 miles from Charleston. This ii an agreeable little town, the build y ings are good and the streets laic out regularly; containing 450 in y habitants. Half a mile to the eas a are a public magazine and arsenal. The Agricultural Society meet) here, and there is likewise a printinf y office. d Vienna on the east bank of th< s Savannah, is a small village oppo site Broad River in Georgia. _ Immense quantities of shad ar< taken here in the spring, at once i ??/! TVVA^f f A ^ SUUlVtC ui picaouic aiiu f/ivuv w l neighborhood. f South Hampton is on the hil g above ?this place. h Four miles cast of these village; B is Willingston, where was locatet [1 the academy of the Rev. Dr. Mosei Waddell, which for high reputatioi and widespread usefulness has no' n been surpassed in the United States Willington is extremely healthy. Th< neighborhood, particularly towardi the river presents most beautifu scenery. Near the eastern point o: the District and six miles from th< Saluda is Old Ninety-Six, or Cam bridge. The first name was appliec from its distance from Fort Princ< George, the fronties post. (Pag< 83.) This place was made the seai of justice for the up-country ir 1769, and attracting considerable commerce, became a populous vil lage. On the fall' of Charleston Ninety-Six was immediately made i British military post. The King's friends or tories in this vicinitj were at all times a real banditti and rapine and murder were thei: ordinary employment. Application! to the British officers for redresi were almost hourly made, yet, ir no instance was a soldier or torj punished, whilst on the most suspi cious testimony the gallant and pa triotic whigs were daily brought ir and executed. It would be vain to attempt t< portray the uncommon distresses o; these patriots. * * * The re mains of the British works are seer half a mile from the present village and also remains of the Americar mining operations. Here is now i flourishing academy and a meeting house, with but few dwelling house; Immediately after its evacuation b] the English troop, Ninety-Six suffer ed very much from an invasion oi Indians and disguised white mer These marauders were quickly fol lowed and chastised but the glorj of Ninety-Six had forever departed One mile below Vienna, is Fori Charlotte, formerly a frontier post a portion of its works are still stand ing. Parson's Mount, near Lonj Cane Creek (now called Little Mour tain) stands 8 miles southeast fron Abbeville; it is remarkable for noth ing but its height and the pleasam contrast it presents with the sur rounding country. The production of silk was onc< considerable in this District, bu I Abbeville is certainly a grain coun P try, and when the adjoining Dis tricts shall be covered with vine yards and mulberry groves, her< they may always procure their sup plies of grain. The first known settlement wa; made in 1756 by a few families. Ii 1764 a great accession was madefy emigrants from France. Laudabli exertions were early made by thi Presbyterian settlers in favor o: education, and until the superioi claims of Richland had been urged Abbeville was considered the seat o: learning for the up-country. Many Revolutionary worthie: hence stepped forth in Liberty': cause, and many have subsequent^ gone from this fertile region into the councils of their country. Turkey or oil stone, free stone whinstone, and mill stone and gran ite are here in abundance in Abbe ville. The Presbyterians are the mos numerous sect here; there are als( many Methodists and Episcopalians The domestic manufacture of cot ton and wool are very great. Length 32 miles; breadth, 31 comprising 634,880 acres. Population, 28,137. Free school apportionment $1,500. Entitled to one Senator and fivi Representatives. Lockwood, 1832, says of Edgefield District. Productions are cotton, grain o every description and wool. Thi District is in every way calculate* to bccomc a great wine country. The river are the Savannah, nav igable for steam boats to Hamburg for small boats above; and the Salu da, which is navigable for cottoi boats. The Sapona, now callei Stevens and Hard Labor Creeks i an extensive rapid stream whicl falls into the Savannah 8 mile above Hamburg, after receiving th< waters of the Seeraw or Cuffletowi />i i m l /"I . l 1 ll _ O IureeK, Turjcey ureeK ana tne oeer hann, or Horn's Creek. This fin rive might easily be rendered navi gable. Wilson's Henly's, Little Sa lutah, Rocky, Shaw's and Cassabo or Horse Creek arethe other prin5_ cipal streams. s The District town is Edgefield, y which stands on an elevated ground, : affording from the south a very beau p tiful prospect; its houses are neat and spacious; with the usual public j buildings it contains a very handn some meeting house, and one print- gjing office. The number of inhabi, tants is 400, who enjoy the greatest Z health. It is situated 62 miles from 8 Columbia and 157 from Charleston. ;j; . Here are a library, and agricultural society and several good schools, j); and in Edgefield is located the Bap- $ B tist Theological Seminary. # e Within one mile of Edgefield is !|! Landrum's Potery, forming a village !|! j of about 150 inhabitants. Stone- !j! - ware is here extensively manufac- jj! \ tured cheaper, stronger and better ;;; f than in Europe or elsewhere in ;;; America. There is another similar ; j; j pottery on the Cassaboe Creek. Here is also a cotton factory for coarse 3 fabrics on a large scale. ;j; ; The new and flourishing town of Hamburg stands on the left bank of the' Savannah River opposite to Augusta in George. This place was founded in 1821 by the enterprising !(! Henry Schultz. It now enjoys a !j! great trade in cotton, flour, tobacco ;j: and grain. The communication with j!;| Charleston is at present by steam- ;i; ! boats; this is sometimes interrupted from deficiency of water in the riv- ;i; j er, but on the completion of the . railroad its commerce must increase ' rapidly. The population is already !;!; j about 1,400. The distance from I J; "m Charleston is 140 miles and 23 due south from Edgefield. In this part !|! ; of the District is the terminus of [{' j the South Carolina Railroad. j Richardsonville is a small village ^ 17 miles north of the court house. 1 Five miles east of Hamburg are k? the remains of Fort Moore first oc- 8 , cupied in 1740 as a frontier sta- ? j tion, and enlarged in 1755. <l;> 3 The operations connected with the j;' j siege of Augusuta were conducted ;j; t here. It was begun by the militia jjj of this District under Col. S. Ham- ;j; j mond, and carried on until the arri- ;i; 3 val of Cols. Pickens and Lee and ;i; I Maj. Jackson. Capt Thomas Har- ;i; f vey's admirable exploit in attacking i;!; a and defeating, with one third of _ their number, a body of 70 choice !|! j Tories, must ever be remembered. !|! ? "The same exhausting system of ij! ? agriculture which has empoverished <jj ? the low country has until lately pre- <!;> x vailed here. Recently strenuous exj ertions have been put forth to check \\\ I this ruinous course, and agriculture is now fast improving. A happy [ spirit has also obtained in regard to ;i; 3 education, and the progress in this ;i; , has been even more propitious. This !;!; District, until lately had suffered p dreadfully from emigrations to 3 Florida, Georgia, etc. Some diver- !j! 3 sity in the occupations of the inhabitants would remove all danger ,; of the recurrence of this evil, and _l the culture of the vine and the mul- jl;j _ | berry would afford this profitably. II This region was occupied formerly by the Muskogee Indians. In- ^ j dividuals from North Carolina and ^ ? Virginia were settled herein 1750. The Baptists are . largest denomi- :j: j nation in this District, but the Methodists are very numerous, and | there are many Presbyterians and !|! j a few Episcopalians. r Besides the academies in the town 3 of Edgefield there are several other jjj . respectable institutions in various jjj sections or settlements. It very jjj f rarely happens that any one grows jjj t up in this District without educa- ;ij tion. The amount allowed by the ;j; " State for free schools is nearly 1 $2,000. j|; l Length 46 miles; breadth 37 J;![ miles, containing 1,089,280 acres. !;!; ' Population 30,511. !;j! ~ Entitled to one Senator and six ' Representatives. jj! x Edgefield and Abbeville united send one member to Congress." jjj t ,,,,, r,, i -1 ||| ; : Hopes Women Will ':: Adopt This Habit :: ! { As Well As Men j! | 3 J ???. , \ I Glass of hot water each morn- j;j; 7 I Ing helps us look and feel I I clean, sweet, fresh, f I r Happy, bright, alert?vigorous = , and vivacious?a good clear skin; a f natural, rosy complexion and freedom from illness are assured only s by clean, healthy blood. If only evs ery woman and likewise every man jr could realize the wonders of the 3 morning inside bath, what a gratifying change would take place. Instead of the thousands of sick ly, anaemic-looking men, women - and girls with pasty or muddy complexions; instead of the multitudes t of "nerve wrecks," "rundowns," d "brain fags" and pessimists we i. should see a virile, optimistic throng r of rosy-cheeked people everywhere. An inside bath is had by drinking, , each morning before breakfast, a glass of real hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in it to wash from the stomach, liver, kidneys and ten yards of bowels the e previous day's indigestible waste, sur fermentations and poisons, thus uicuuauig, Dwcctcmug OHU xivouwr ing the entire alimentary canal before putting more food into the f stomach. s Those subject to sick headache. ij biliousness, nasty breath, rheumatism, colds; and particularly those - who have a pallid, sallow complexion t and who are constipated very often, _ are urged to obtain a quarter pound i of limestone phosphate at the drug d store which will cost but a trifle but 3 {is sufficient to demonstrate the li i quick and remarkable change in both 31 health and appearance awaiting e those who practice internal sanitatiition. 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