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Dorchester County

Present-day Dorchester County includes Colonial Dorchester, site of multiple skirmishes during the war, and Middleton Place, home to Arthur Middleton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Fighting in 1781 and 1782 took place in the upper part of the County Four Holes Swamp, and a British cannon found in the nearby swamp is placed there. The Koger House c.1780 still stands not too far away from where Ferguson’s Mill, a large 18th century lumber mill, once stood on the Edisto River where General Greene’s Continental soldiers crossed in 1782.

Nearby Historical Sites

Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site

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Middleton Place

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County Committee Contact Info

Contact Organization: Bob Sherman, Director, Dorchester Heritage Center, Inc.
Contact Phone Number: 843-931-1021
Contact Email: director.dhcsc@gmail.com

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Nearby Events

Ink & Quill Writing at Middleton Place

Colonial Indigo Dyeing in the Stableyards

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