Edgefield County World War I Memorial

Erected by the Edgefield Daughters

of the American Revolution in memory

of the men from Edgefield County

who gave their lives in the War with

Germany; and to all who answered

their country's call in service and

sacrifice and still live to add glory

to Edgefield's illustrious ...

Edgefield County

Present-day Edgefield County was first settled in the 1750's, then a portion of a vast unsettled region of virgin forests, abundant wildlife and Indian tribes. From the time of the first settlements through the period of the American Revolution, this ...

The Name "Edgefield"

The origin of the name "Edgefield" is shrouded in mystery. There are six principle theories as to how the name may have come to be applied to this county and town:

(1) Robert Mills, in his 1826 Statistics of South Carolina, ...

The Jewish Merchants of Edgefield

In the years following 1900, a number of immigrant Jewish merchants moved to Edgefield and actively participated in the commercial life of the Town for nearly a century. All of these merchants sold 'dry goods," meaning textiles, ready-to-ware clothing and ...