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McCormick County Historic Sites

two old brick mill buildings surrounded by grass

Dorn Mill Complex

The Dorn Mill complex includes a grist mill (listed on the National Register of Historical Places), cotton gin and weigh station. Unlike most mills, powered by water, the Dorn Mill Cotton Gin and Grist Mill were powered by steam engines. 

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old wooden church building with white columns

Long Cane Church

Long Cane's origins date to 1771, when the church was established as an Associate Presbyterian congregation, one of several fostered before the American Revolution by Dr. Thomas Clark (d. 1792).

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old plantation house with a white picket fence

Ivy Plantation

House built by Dr. A. T. Wideman. It was constructed by Henry Jones of Atlanta during the same period he also worked on Eden Hall Plantation and nearby Long Cane Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church.

 

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bushes with a large golden colored rock and a sign that says gold mine, pan for gold

McCormick Gold Mine

In February 1852 William Burkhalter Dorn discovered the second richest vein of gold in South Carolina history on the land of his friend, Dr. John Wardlaw Hearst.

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large brick building with white columns in front

McCormick Courthouse

McCormick's historic, two-story Greek Revival style courthouse, located in the center of two, was designed by noted architect G. Lloyd Preacher of Augusta.

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storefront with a red awning

Farmer's Bank

The McCormick Messenger building, former Farmer’s Bank is a two-story frame and masonry building constructed ca. 1911. The storefront is composed of large frame and glass double doors, plate glass display windows and three-light transom.

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old blue wooden train depot with red trim

McCormick Train Depot

The present one-story frame building is the third train depot in McCormick. This structure dates to 1911, following earlier depots built in 1882 and 1890.

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old storefront with a red rocking chair in front

Mount Carmel Historic District

Mount Carmel is a small town that developed in the 1880s, contemporary with the development of the Savannah Valley Railroad. The community was a flourishing village by the turn of the century.

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old wooden mill building

Price's Mill

Resting on brick supports, this two-story pine frame building reflects its functional character and late nineteenth-century construction date (ca. 1890). The mill building is an unpretentious structure, making frank use of rough-hewn pine materials.

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