Bamberg County
[Photo of guest room]
Ehrhardt Hall
This restored 19th century mansion located in
the town of Ehrhardt is a bed and breakfast
and features six guest rooms with amenities
including fireplaces.
[Photo of Sinclair Station]
Olar Sinclair Station
In 1929, Rubye Morris opened this Sinclair Gas
Station and today it has been renovated into a
welcome center with exhibits on the community.
[Photo of Denmark Depot]
Denmark Depot
The town has had an association with railroads
since the first tracks of the South Carolina Canal
and Railroad passed through in the 1830s. The
depot currently has an active Amtrak passenger
station and houses exhibits on the town and
railroad.
[Photo of Hooten-Black House]
Hooten-Black House
This c. 1880s house anchors the northwestern end
of the Bamberg National Register Historic District
which features more than 50 historic structures.
[Photo of Battle of Rivers Bridge]
Rivers Bridge State Historic Site
This is the only state historic site which
commeemorates the Civil War. The site
interpretation includes Confederate breastworks
where a fierce battle between the Union and
Confederate armies took place February 2-3, 1865.
[Photo Broxton Bridge Plantation]
Broxton Bridge Plantation
This plantation dates from the late 18th century
and has been in one family for nine generations.
Today it offers lodging and a viriety of outdoor
experiences including hunting and fishing, shooting
ranges and it even has its own civil war battle site.
[Portrait of Elizabeth Wright]
Voorhees College
This college was founded in 1897 by Elizabeth
Evelyn Wright and is a private, historically
black, coeducational, liberal arts, baccalaureate
degree-granting institution affiliated with
the Episcopal Church. The Voorhees College
Historic District comprises 13 buildings
from 1905-1935.
Marker is on Rivers Bridge State Park Access Road 0.2 miles east of South Carolina Route S-5-8.
Courtesy hmdb.org
