Fairfax
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Fairfax, chartered in 1893 and
incorporated in 1896, grew out of
an early community centered around
Owens' Crossroads, where a store
was established in 1814, and later
including Bethlehem Baptist Church
( now First Baptist Church ), founded
in 1852. When Port Royal RR was
completed through this area in 1873
a depot and post office were built
1½ mi. E and named Cambellton
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By 1881 W.J. and J.F. Sanders ran a
store and post office ½ mi. from
the original Owens' Crossroads, and
the area was soon calles Sanders.
After the South Bound RR completed
its line through this area in 1891,
it crossed the previous railroad
line. The crossing became the center
of Fairfax, named when a local child
drew that name from a hat belonging
to a railroad official.
Marker is on 7th Street near Sumter Avenue South, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
