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or Horse Creek arethe other prin-
cipal streams.
The District town is Edgefeld,
which stands on an elevated ground,
affording from the south a very beau
tiful prospect; its houses are neat
and spacious; with the usual public
buildings it contains a very hand
some meeting house, and one print
ing office. The number of inhabi-
tants is 400, who enjoy the greatest
health. It is situated 62 miles from
Columbia and 157 from Charleston.
Here are a library, and agricultural
society and several good schools,
and in Edgefeld is located the Bap-
tist Theological Seminary.
Within one mile of Edgefeld is
Landrum's Pottery, forming a village
of about $50 inhabitants. Stone
ware is here extensively manufac-
tured cheaper, stronger and better
than in Europe or elsewhere in
America. There is another similar
pottery on the Cassaboe Creek. Here
is also a cotton factory for coarse
fabrics on a large scale.
The new and flourishing town Of
Hamburg stands on the left bank of
the Savannah River opposite to Au-
gusta in George. This place was
founded in 1921 by the enterprising
Henry Schultz. It now enjoys a
great trade in cotton, flour, tobacco
and grain. The communication with
Charleston is at present by steam
boats; this is sometimes interrupted
from deficiency Of water in the riv-
er, but on the completion of the
railroad its commerce must increase
rapidly. The population is already
about 1,400. The distance from
Charleston is 140 miles and 23 due
south from Edgefeld. In this part
Of the District is the terminus of
the South Carolina Railroad.
Richardsonville is a small village
II miles north of the court house.
Five miles east of Hamburg are
the remains of Fort Moore first oc-
cupied in 1740 as frontier sta
ton, and enlarged in 1855.
The operations connected with the
siege of Augusuta were conducted
here. 1t was begun by the militia
of this District under Col. s. Ham,
mond, and carried on until the arri-
val of Coils. Pickens and Lee and
Maj. Jackson. Capt. Thomas Har-
vey's admirable exploit in attacking
and defeating, with one third of
their number, a body Of 70 choice
Tories, must ever be remembered.
"The same exhausting system of
agriculture which has Impoverished
the low country has until lately pre-
vailed here. Recently strenuous ex-
ertions have been put forth to check
this ruinous course, and agriculture
is now fast improving. A happy
spirit has also obtained in regard to
education, and the progress in this
has been even more propitious. This
District, until lately had suffered
dreadfully from emigrations to
Florida, Georgia, etc. Some diver
sity in the occupations of the in
,habitants would remove all danger
of the recurrence of this evil, and
the culture of the vine and the null
berry would afford this profitably.
This region was occupied former
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dividuals from North Carolina and
Virginia were settled herein 1850.
The Baptists are largest denomi-
nation in this District, but the
Methodists are very numerous, and
there are many Presbyterians and
a few Episcopalians.
Besides the academies in the town
Of Edgefeld there are several other
respectable institutions in various
sections or settlements. It very
rarely happens that any one grows
up in this District without educa-
ton. The amount allowed by the
State for free schools is nearly
$4,000.
Length 46 miles; breadth 81
miles, containing 1,089,280 acres.
Population 30,511.
Entitled to one Senator and six
Representatives.
Edgefield and Abbeville united
send one member to Congress"