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  Clarendon County, South Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clarendon County is a county located in the state of South Carolina.
In the county, the population is spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 10.50% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $27,131, and the median income for a family is $33,951.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clarendon_County,_South_Carolina   (364 words)

  
 South Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
South Carolina is a state in the Southern region of the United States.
The Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution.
South Carolina is bounded to the north by North Carolina, to the south and west by Georgia, located across the Savannah River, and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Carolina   (1829 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: South Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
South Carolina rises from marshland in its eastern tidewater section to a mountainous region in the extreme western portion of the state.
Beaufort County is the fifth county in the United States in point of density of negro population, having a percentage of 90.5.
In 1670 the foundation of South Carolina was laid in the settlement of the Ashley River and an independent governor was appointed.
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 Summerton, South Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Summerton is a town in Clarendon County, South Carolina.
Summerton, South Carolina is the source of Briggs v.
[4] Scott's Branch's 761 SAT average is 228 points below the South Carolina average of 989, while Clarendon Hall's 978 average has not met the statewide average either, 11 points away.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Summerton,_South_Carolina   (567 words)

  
 Scripts - Show 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
And because of the courage that was mustered, because of the gallantry of the young men who served in the armed forces of this nation, the parents of Clarendon County decided that they would no longer accept those conditions for the education of their children.
Clarendon County occupies an area of rolling fields and woodland southeast of Columbia, South Carolina’s capital.
Throughout the county, church groups, Masonic organizations, other neighborhoods would have to get together and build schools for their children, and I wish it were possible for you to have seen the quality of these buildings.
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 Ridgeways of South Carolina Home Page
The Clarendon County Courthouse is located on a tract of land once owned by William Ridgeway.
According to local, Clarendon County legend, the climate is so healthful in the area, that Granny Ridgeway had to move away in order to die.
Clarendon County was sparsely populated during the 18th and 19th centuries, so cousins married cousins quite often.
www.angelfire.com /folk/palmetto/surnames/ridgeway.html   (600 words)

  
 Clyburn (SC06) - Press Release - SERENA WILLIAMS MAKES EDUCATION A PRIORITY FOR CLARENDON COUNTY
Clarendon County School District is the site of the Briggs vs. Elliott desegregation case, which was one of five combined cases that ultimately became Brown vs. the Board of Education.
In 1927 a young girl by the name of Althea Gibson was born in Clarendon County that would help change the face of sports by paving the way for minorities in professional tennis.
She is a true hero to her native state of South Carolina.
www.house.gov /apps/list/press/sc06_clyburn/pr020417serenafamilycircle.html   (415 words)

  
 Clarendon County South Carolina 1860 slaveholders and 1870 African Americans
This transcription lists the names of those largest slaveholders in the County, the number of slaves they held in the County where the slaves were enumerated and the first census local page number of that County on which they were listed.
The term “County” is used to describe the main subdivisions of the State by which the census was enumerated.
In South Carolina in 1860 there were 482 farms of 1,000 acres or more, the largest size category enumerated in the census, and another 1,359 farms of 500-999 acres.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~ajac/scclarendon.htm   (1049 words)

  
 Clarendon County, South Carolina Archives
The Clarendon County Archives and History Center is housed in the "Old Manning Library." Built in 1908 by the same architects who designed the Clarendon County Courthouse, the building was erected with donations by Manning citizens.
Clarendon County was the last of the 46 counties in the state of South Carolina to have a public county library.
When the county built the new Harvin Clarendon County Library in 1977, the old Manning Library building, next door to the new library, came to be used for Rotary Club meeting, D.A.R. meetings, dance lessons, the Clarendon County Historical Society meetings, and meetings with various other agendas.
www.rootsweb.com /~scclaren/archives.html   (1494 words)

  
 The Heat of Summerton
Other rural, majority-fl towns and counties in South Carolina and neighboring states have seen much the same white flight from public schools, although white flight was especially pronounced in Summerton from the beginning.
Clarendon Hall, the private school, offers more of its students a chance to attend college or pursue professional careers, but its test scores don't compare well with more reputable preparatory academies, even ones in South Carolina.
But while settings in education, commerce and houses of worship are becoming more integrated in some South Carolina communities and in suburban and urban areas of the American South, people in Summerton remain racially separated, and some close observers strongly suggest that this is rooted in the tension around the school desegregation case.
www.thenation.com /docprint.mhtml?i=20040503&s=richard   (2176 words)

  
 Sumter County, South Carolina Genealogical Records Information
Clarendon, Claremont and Salem Counties in Camden District
Sumter County and its county seat, the city of Sumter, were named for Revolutionary War general Thomas Sumter (1734-1832), who was a resident of the area.
Clarendon was once again split off in 1857, however, and another small part of Sumter County went to form Lee County in 1902.
www.mysouthcarolinagenealogy.com /sc_county/su.htm   (568 words)

  
 This Far by Faith . 1946-1966: from CIVIL RIGHTS to BLACK POWER | PBS
Located southeast of Columbia, South Carolina's capital, Clarendon County is filled with rolling fields and woodland.
In the late 1940s, the population of the county was 70 percent fl.
Elliott was heard by a panel of three federal judges in Charleston, South Carolina, who ruled against them; however, Judge Waring's s' dissent formed the legal foundation for the Supreme Court in the Brown decision.
www.pbs.org /thisfarbyfaith/journey_4/p_1.html   (491 words)

  
 Thomas Leonard Morris Branch of the Morris Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Born in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Robert James Coker and Eva Jane Morris Coker.
Morris was born in Clarendon County, a son of the late William Thomas and Leona McElveen Morris.
Conyers was born in Clarendon County, a son of Preston Conyers and Mrs.
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 Recycling Today Online :: :: » South Carolina County Hires WMI
Clarendon County, South Carolina, will no longer be hauling its trash to Horry and Richland counties.
When looking at what the county has paid over the past 12 months to haul its own trash to sites outside the county, Clarendon could save between $400,000 and $600,000 a year, Houser said.
Waste Management will be responsible for manning each of the county’s 11 recycling centers, collecting trash from each center, transportating trash out of the county and disposing municipal solid waste or household trash.
www.recyclingtoday.com /news/news.asp?ID=3140&SubCatID=37&CatID=10   (428 words)

  
 018654   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Said tract is bounded on the north by property of Maxine S. Edwards; on the east by property of Shelby E. McElveen, Elizabeth B. Sprott and William F.
Holliday; on the south by other property of Holliday; and on the west by property of Mrs.
Clerk of Court of C.P. and G.S. for Clarendon County, S.C.
www.wyboo.com /wyboo/document/sect04.htm   (437 words)

  
 Clarendon County Manning, South Carolina (Counties)
The county seat of Clarendon County, South Carolina, is Manning.
The county population on July 1, 1999, was 30,901, an increase of 2,451 over the 1990 census.
The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was 757, an...
www.ohwy.com /sc/y/y45027.htm   (130 words)

  
 SC African-American History Online
Reverend Joseph A. DeLaine To the South, the United States Supreme Court's decision to end segregation in the nation's public schools was a calamity; for a middle age Methodist minister from Clarendon County, South Carolina, it was the fulfillment of a lifelong crusade.
In 1943, he was instrumental in obtaining the county's first NAACP chapter and became its president.
Elliott, as the case was known, was returned to the lower court for a review of South Carolina's efforts to improve the conditions in fl schools.
www.scafam-hist.org /currenthonoree.asp?month=5&year=1995   (598 words)

  
 Teachers' Domain: Segregated Schooling in South Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Size: 4.3 MB In 1950, a group of fl parents in Clarendon County, South Carolina filed a lawsuit to equalize education for their children.
In the 1940s, Clarendon County, South Carolina, was representative of the disparities that existed between fl and white schools in the South.
As a result of inadequate funding, fl schools in the county were dilapidated and overcrowded and had fewer resources than white schools.
www.teachersdomain.org /3-5/soc/ush/civil/scschools   (786 words)

  
 Clarendon County - Separate Is Not Equal
In the 1950s Clarendon County, South Carolina, was the Deep South.
Outside the towns of Summerton and Manning, the county was mostly rural and poor.
Because the school board refused to fund buses for fl students, the county’s 61 “colored” schools were scattered throughout the region.
americanhistory.si.edu /brown/history/4-five/clarendon-county-2.html   (316 words)

  
 Clarendon, South Carolina General Practice Attorneys, Lawyers and Law Firms
Clarendon County, South Carolina Attorneys, Lawyers and Law Firms who engage in a broad ranging, general practice of law.
General Practice Attorneys often represent consumers and their families, and small and large business owners and professionals, and others, in a wide variety of legal matters, from accident cases, to contract negotiation, to corporation law and partnerships, to family law and real estate and minor trial work.
Experienced, aggressive criminal defense lawyers in South Carolina and nationwide.
attorneypages.com /555SC2363   (315 words)

  
 Clarendon County, SCGenWeb Homepage
I was born in and I live in Sumter County, less than 20 miles from where my ancestors were settlers, farmers, and then planters from as early as 1740.
Since Clarendon County was once part of the Old Sumter District many people with ancestors who migrated west during the 1800s actually have their roots in Clarendon County, but just don't realize it.
The Clarendon County, South Carolina USGenWeb site and its content pages may NOT be copied, altered, converted, or uploaded to ANY electronic system or BBS.
www.rootsweb.com /~scclaren   (912 words)

  
 Florence County, South Carolina - SCGenWeb
Florence County took its name from its county seat, the city of Florence.
The county was formed in 1888 from parts of Marion, Darlington, Williamsburg, and Clarendon counties.
The city of Florence was founded in the 1850s as a stop on the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad; it was named for Florence Harllee, daughter of William Wallace Harllee (1812-1897), the president of the railroad.
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 Campers Paradise Campground, South Carolina camping
South Carolina has some beautiful areas and Campers Paradise Campground is in one of them, Campers Paradise Campground is a great place for those who like the outdoors.
Broad River, South Carolina, South Carolina Routes 121/72/215 Bridge to South Carolina Route 34 Bridge, 91 miles away, class I-II, 15.2 miles long.
Tyger River, South Carolina, Route 35 Bridge to South Carolina Route 34 on Broad, 94 miles away, class I-II, 11.6 miles long.
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 The Political Graveyard: Clarendon County, S.C.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
South Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-27; member of
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 Open Directory - Regional:North America:United States:South Carolina:Localities:S   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
St Matthews is located in the center of South Carolina at the junctions of Interstate Highways 20, 26 and 77.
Twiggs was the name of a small village 10 miles south of Anderson on the road to Augusta until the Savannah Valley railroad was completed in 1884, when the name was changed to Starr Station in honor of the first popular railway engineer by that name.
Surfside Beach is a family oriented beach between Myrtle Beach and Pawley's Island, South Carolina.
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 Clarendon County, South Carolina Lookups
There is not a shortage of Clarendon County References, but there is a shortage of volunteers to do look-ups right now.
Please put CLARENDON COUNTY LOOKUP in the subject line of your request to insure the message is not overlooked or accidentally deleted.
Cemteries of Calhoun County, Georgia (1848 Sumter District Settlers)
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 Clarendon County SC 1868 Voter Registrations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The 1868 Voter registration is arranged by county, then by registration precinct and then alphabetically by polling precinct.
The South Carolina General Assembly during reconstruction, consisted of several African Americans.
Blacks also voted in North Carolina until 1715, in South Carolina until 1701, and in Georgia until 1754.
members.aol.com /AASCroom5/1868voterreg.htm   (121 words)

  
 Manning, South Carolina -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Manning, South Carolina -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Manning is a city located in (Click link for more info and facts about Clarendon County, South Carolina) Clarendon County, South Carolina.
It is the (The town or city that is the seat of government for a county) county seat of (Click link for more info and facts about Clarendon County) Clarendon County.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/manning,_south_carolina.htm   (497 words)

  
 SC Public Libraries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
South Carolina's 46 counties are served by 42 county and regional public library systems.
The South Carolina State Library works closely with local public library systems to expand and enhance services.
In addition to offering consultant and other support services, the State Library annually provides State Aid grants to each county or regional library to assist with the improvement of local library service.
www.state.sc.us /scsl/colibs1.html   (108 words)

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