Hampton County · Marker 25-01
Hampton County
Hampton County Courthouse, near the intersection of Elm St. E (U.S. Hwy. 278) & 1st St. E (S.C. Hwy. 68)
Front inscription
Established February 18, 1878, once a part of Beaufort District. Named in honor of WADE HAMPTON, Lieutenant General, C.S.A., Governor of South Carolina, 1876-79, United States Senator, 1879-91. Corner stone of courthouse laid by Gen. Hampton, Oct. 12, 1878.