Marlboro County · Marker 35-01

Bennettsville

Marlboro County Courthouse and Bennettsville City Hall, 105 Main St., Bennettsville

Front inscription

In 1819 the court house of Marlborough District was transferred from Carlisle, a village on the Pee Dee River, to this more central location. Bennettsville developed around the new court house in the heart of a rich farm land area. On March 6, 1863, it was occupied by the 17th Army Corps, United States Army, commanded by Gen. W.T. Sherman.

County
Marlboro

Region
Pee Dee

City or vicinity
Bennettsville

Year approved
1980

Erected by
Marlboro County Historic Preservation Commission

Coordinates
34.6168, -79.684317

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