Things To Do in Cades, South Carolina

Inscription. [Front], Coopers Academy, built in 1905-06, was a private boarding school for the black children of this community until 1927, and a public school 1927-1958. Founded by Moses Cooper, H. J. Cooper, and Ada E. Martin, it ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This Presbyterian church was established 1736 by John Witherspoon and other early Scotch-Irish settlers. Originally located about 1 mile east at Williamsburg Cemetery, the congregation moved here to Academy Street in ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (Front): Stephen Atkins Swails (1832-1900), U. S. Army officer and state senator, lived in a house on this site 1868-79. Swails, a free black from Pennsylvania, came to S. C. in 1863 as a 1st Sgt. in the 54th Massachusetts ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This lot was designated the parade ground in the original survey of the town in 1737. It served as the muster ground for the local militia during colonial and Revolutionary times. The present courthouse, designed by Robert ... More on HMDB

Inscription. [Front], St. Albans Episcopal Church has long been the only continuously active Episcopal congregation in Williamsburg County. It was founded in 1879 by Carrie Simons (1849-1938), who persuaded Bishop W. W. Howe to help ... More on HMDB

Inscription. [Front]: This was the plantation of Capt. William Henry Mouzon (1741-1807), prominent militia officer in the American Revolution. Mouzon, of Huguenot descent, was educated in France as an engineer. He was a lieutenant ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Somewhere northwest of Kingstree on the night of Aug. 27, 1780, while scouting for Gen. Marion, a South Carolina militia company led by Maj. John James attacked a British force sent to ravage Williamsburg District, capturing ... More on HMDB