Marion

Midlands

This brick multi-purpose community building, located in the Marion National Register Historic District, was erected in 1892 and served as a police station, jail, fire department, meat market and town council meeting room with a large auditorium upstairs.... Read More

Marion

Midlands

An old schoolhouse, c. 1886, houses a display of fine furnishings, Oriental rugs, local antiques and rotating exhibits. This two-story building was the first free grade school in the district and is on the National Register for Historic Sites. Read More

Marion

Midlands

Historic downtown Marion is the setting for this festival that includes a 10 a.m. parade, crafters, food vendors, amusements, a petting zoo and pony rides. A street dance, with live music starting at 7 p.m., rounds out the day's events. On Friday night,... Read More

Mullins

Midlands

Wade Alston Ford, an African-American architect from Lake View, S.C., designed and surpervised construction of this Late Gothic Revival church. Five volunteer craftsmen built the cruciform church between 1922 and 1926. This is the second building to... Read More

Marion

Midlands

The northeastern area of South Carolina was originally settled by Native Americans who were attracted to the Little Pee Dee and Great Pee Dee Rivers; later followed by English settlers migrating from the South Carolina coast. By the late 1700s the area... Read More

Marion

Midlands

Provides information on Marion county activties, events and sights to see. Read More