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6/7/07

The Clarendon Scene ... as seen in Clarendon

Taste of Clarendon chair Dr. Scott Brown and Chamber Executive Director Dawn Griffith present a donation to the Friends of the Library President Janet Meleney. The Chamber assumed responsibility of the ever-growing Taste event last year with continuing support for the Friends of the Library. Mark you calendar – the 2008 Taste of Clarendon will be held on Saturday, March 28.   Stephen L. Douglas presented County Archivist Johnette Brewer with a composition containing a list of the Confederate soldiers buried in Clarendon County. Douglas has been working on this project for a little over a year. The work gives the soldiers’ dates of birth and death, their rank and regiment, and where they are buried. An index of the 55 cemeteries and directions to each is also included. “Although the book contains 516 confirmed veterans, there are certainly many more unconfirmed and possibly unmarked Confederate graves,” according to Douglas. “We owe it to these long forgotten men who left their homes to defend their families and state against an invading army. They are our heritage, right or wrong, they deserve to be remembered.” Mr. Douglas is a member of the Henry Laurens Benbow chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and was instrumental in the SCV placing Southern Crosses of Honor on the graves of the 95 Confederate soldiers buried in the Manning City Cemetery.
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Taste of Clarendon chair Dr. Scott Brown and Chamber Executive Director Dawn Griffith present a donation to the Friends of the Library President Janet Meleney. The Chamber assumed responsibility of the ever-growing Taste event last year with continuing support for the Friends of the Library. Mark you calendar – the 2008 Taste of Clarendon will be held on Saturday, March 28.   Stephen L. Douglas presented County Archivist Johnette Brewer with a composition containing a list of the Confederate soldiers buried in Clarendon County. Douglas has been working on this project for a little over a year. The work gives the soldiers’ dates of birth and death, their rank and regiment, and where they are buried. An index of the 55 cemeteries and directions to each is also included. “Although the book contains 516 confirmed veterans, there are certainly many more unconfirmed and possibly unmarked Confederate graves,” according to Douglas. “We owe it to these long forgotten men who left their homes to defend their families and state against an invading army. They are our heritage, right or wrong, they deserve to be remembered.” Mr. Douglas is a member of the Henry Laurens Benbow chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and was instrumental in the SCV placing Southern Crosses of Honor on the graves of the 95 Confederate soldiers buried in the Manning City Cemetery.
Tour organizer Marie Land, left and Clarendon County Historical Society President Jerry Robertson (right) present noted South Carolina artist Grainger McCoy a copy of Shadows of the Past, for allowing the Historical Society tour members to visit his sculpture studio and workshop. McCoy is best known for his intricate sculptures of birds in flight.   Milford Plantation played host to 50 members of the Clarendon County Historical Society’s annual Spring Tour. Milford, now a private home, is not generally open to the public, making the visit a rare treat for these history buffs.
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Tour organizer Marie Land, left and Clarendon County Historical Society President Jerry Robertson (right) present noted South Carolina artist Grainger McCoy a copy of Shadows of the Past, for allowing the Historical Society tour members to visit his sculpture studio and workshop. McCoy is best known for his intricate sculptures of birds in flight.   Milford Plantation played host to 50 members of the Clarendon County Historical Society’s annual Spring Tour. Milford, now a private home, is not generally open to the public, making the visit a rare treat for these history buffs.
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