Things To Do in Blenheim, South Carolina

Inscription. This community was named for Blenheim Palace in England, home of the Duke of Marlborough, for whom Marlboro County is said to have been named. Formerly called Mineral Spring or Spring Hill for the mineral springs ½ ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Marker Front: This U. S. Congressman and diplomat was born at Woodstock (Argyle) Plantation, 3 ½ miles southwest. He was a Brigadier General in the State Militia and served in the S. C. Senate 1822-23, 1830-34. He ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Marker Front: Born 1754 in Gotha, Germany, this former chamberlain to King Frederick the Great of Prussia came to America in 1782. Known as Baron Poellnitz, he lived in New York City nearly 8 years before moving 4 mi. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Marker Front: Mason Lee (1770-1821), a wealthy Pee Dee planter known for his eccentricities, is buried in old Brownsville graveyard two miles south of here. He believed all women were witches and that his kinsmen wished ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1788, this Baptist congregation, while still a branch of Cashaway Church (1756), purchased this land from the Rev. John Brown. The branch became an independently constituted church in 1789 named Muddy Creek and by ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Marker Front: Colonel Abel Kolb was a prominent Revolutionary War Patriot of this area. A band of Tory raiders, on the night of April 27-28, 1781, surrounded the home of Colonel Kolb and his family. He was shot while ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Marker Front: Located about one mile N. of here was the original county seat of Marlborough County, established in 1785. Tristram Thomas conveyed two acres of land to the county for the erection of public buildings in ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Marker Front: On July 25, 1780, a convoy of British boats en route from Cheraw to Georgetown was captured here by local Patriots. Wooden logs resembling cannon were mounted on this bluff. When boats appeared, Captain ... More on HMDB

The Roberston-Easterling-McLaurin House is a two-and-one-half story, central hall, frame farmhouse of the I-house type with a brick pier foundation and exterior gable end chimneys. Believed to have... More on Nationalregister.sc.gov

Inscription. One mile west is the last home of John Lowndes McLaurin, Marlboro County native, U. S. Congressman and Senator. He served as S. C. Representative 1890-91, S. C. Attorney General 1891-9... More on HMDB