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This picture of the Burnt Church and Cemetery near Jacksonboro was taken by Tommy Mathews of James Island in February 2007.
Tommy writes: "This photo was taken on February 2, 2007, while I was making a photographic jaunt through Colleton County into Walterboro and beyond. It has been my goal to take shots of all of the towns in the Lowcountry and the rest of the state as I get the opportunity. As it happens, the day was pleasantly cool and overcast, so shadows were not a problem. Burnt Church is near Jacksonboro, but it is off the beaten path just far enough that it is not overrun by people or plagued by litter. Not long after this the General Assembly held a session there to commemorate the same held during the Revolution after the fall of Charles Town. Several graves of early legislators are on the grounds. All in all, it is a lovely site."
To learn of the legislators buried there, the Political Graveyard website has an entry under Burnt Church Burial Ground. The church and cemetery can be found at a place called "Burnt Church Crossroads", which is off SC 64, just outside of Jacksonboro.
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