Big Bang in Society Hill Traditional Cache
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Society Hill
Society Hill was settled by the Welsh Baptists who were granted a large tract along the Pee Dee River in 1736. Society Hill lies along the banks of the Pee Dee River, on the border of Darlington and Marlboro Counties. In 1736 and 1737, the Colonial Government granted land extending along the Pee Dee River for the sole use of the Welsh Baptists of Delaware. They established a colony of their own, settling in the bend of the river opposite the present Town of Society Hill. Eleven years later, they moved across the river and colonized Long Bluff, establishing the first settlement in Darlington County. By 1760, Long Bluff had become an important trading post and boat landing and was chosen as the site for the county Court House. The St. David's Society was formed in 1777 to promote education in the area. The Society built a school, St. David's Academy, shortly after the Revolutionary War. The Welsh Neck Baptist Church went up near the school and the community grew up around these buildings. Long Bluff was later abandoned in favor of this new site. Nowadays, Society Hill is a small southern community rich in historic buildings and true southern hospitality. The oldest settlement in Darlington County, Society Hill is still making history today with the Carolina Plantation, the only working commercial rice plantation in the state of South Carolina.
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