Burrel Hemphill, a slave in the household of Robert Hemphill during the Civil War, was reportedly tortured to death by Union troops for refusing to disclose the location of the family's silverware and other valuables. A monument erected in his honor reads: "
Blackstock, SC ChurchesFounded after the Civil War by the AME Church, Camp Welfare is made up of 100 cabins and the small framed Zion Church. The ...
"Rebuilt" in 1915, this was the childhood church of famed jazz artist Dizzy Gillespie....
The Lyceum (c. 1820) began as a chancery court, became the Lyceum Meeting Room and private library, served as Cheraw's first...