Williamsburg County · Marker 45-04

Old Muster Ground and Courthouse

Williamsburg County Courthouse, 125 W. Main St., Kingstree

Front 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 Mills, was built in 1823. The second story burned in 1883 and was repaired. The courthouse was enlarged in 1901 and remodelled again in 1954.

County
Williamsburg
Region
Lowcountry
City or vicinity
Kingstree
Year approved
1964
Erected by
Williamsburg County, Sponsored by the Margaret Gregg Gordon Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
Coordinates
33.663483, -79.83115

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