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, 1865, it was occupied by the 17th Army Corps, U. S. A., commanded by Gen. W.T. Sherman.

Marker is on East Main Street, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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