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Yemassee, South Carolina. / 32.700°N 80.850°W / 32.700; -80.850. Yemassee ( / ˈjɛməsiː /) is a small Lowcountry town in Beaufort and Hampton counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 1,027 at the 2010 census. [ 5] Yemassee is near the borders of Colleton and Jasper counties. The town is divided by the county ...
Varnville, South Carolina. / 32.85250°N 81.07944°W / 32.85250; -81.07944. Varnville is a town in Hampton County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,162 as of the 2010 census. [ 6] Varnville forms a twin town with Hampton, the county seat; the two towns often share civic and cultural events.
The name of the Yamasees survives in the town of Yemassee, South Carolina, in the Lowcountry close to where the Yamasee War began. It is also used for the title of William Gilmore Simms ' 1835 historical novel The Yemassee: A Romance of Carolina , and by extension, Yemassee , the official literary journal of the University of South Carolina .
The city of Yemassee certifies their 2023 election results, officially declaring winners for two city council seats. Yemassee: One town, two counties. Winning a council seat only takes 120 votes
The Yamasee War (also spelled Yamassee [1] or Yemassee) was a conflict fought in South Carolina from 1715 to 1717 between British settlers from the Province of Carolina and the Yamasee, who were supported by a number of allied Native American peoples, including the Muscogee, Cherokee, Catawba, Apalachee, Apalachicola, Yuchi, Savannah River Shawnee, Congaree, Waxhaw, Pee Dee, Cape Fear, Cheraw ...
Geography. Ninety Six is located in eastern Greenwood County at 34°10′24″N 82°1′18″W (34.173211, -82.021710). [ 6] South Carolina Highway 34 passes through the town as its Main Street; it leads west 9 miles (14 km) to Greenwood, the county seat, and east 27 miles (43 km) to Newberry .
76001693 [ 1] Added to NRHP. June 3, 1976. Auldbrass Plantation or Auldbrass is located in Beaufort County, South Carolina, near the town of Yemassee. [ 2][ 3] The guest house, stable complex and kennels were designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright from 1939 to 1941. It is one of two structures that Wright designed in South Carolina. [ 4]
July 2, 2022 at 5:00 AM. More than 236,000 acres of rice fields spanning 160 miles once covered coastal South Carolina, according to a recent mapping project that used modern tools to document the ...