Comments on: Old Orangeburg County Jail

By: jon palmer

jon palmer — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:42:55 +0000

I found him and his photo Born in Weisbaden germany in 1846 , christian august schulenberg fischer was the chief of police in Orangeburg sc and his son c a fischer was firechief fron 1956-1959. He was my great grandfather. jpalmer

By: SCIWAY

SCIWAY — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:14:01 +0000

Hi Jon! We don't have any information to provide you with regarding the chief of police unfortunately. A great place to start however would be to take a look at our Orangeburg County genealogy resources. Here you will find links to genealogy resources, libraries, and archives for Orangeburg County. Hope this helps and good luck! - SCIWAY

By: Jon Palmer

Jon Palmer — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:19:35 +0000

Trying to get information and possibly photos of the chief of police in Orangeburg in 1900. His name was Carl August Fischer.

By: SCIWAY

SCIWAY — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:45:57 +0000

Hi John! We checked its listing on the National Register, and if you look at the nomination form it lists Orangeburg County as the owner. But, this form is from 1973 so it certainly could have changed hands since then. Try giving the Orangeburg Chamber of Commerce a call at 803.534.6821 - Hopefully they can be more helpful. Let us know if you find out anything! - SCIWAY

By: John

John — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:20:34 +0000

I was there yesterday – the “castle” is pink, and I saw a treadmill indoors and a number “229″ on the door. Who owns this building now?

By: Harris M.

Harris M. — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:27:47 +0000

Claire, it’s called the Pink Palace because the building is PINK! Yes, PINK!

By: SCIWAY

SCIWAY — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:33:46 +0000

Hi Claire! We’re not sure about the prisoners, all of the prison records were destroyed in the fire. There is some great information on the National Historic Register about the jail – you can find it here: http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/orangeburg/S10817738003/index.htm

By: Claire K.

Claire K. — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:39:32 +0000

Did they actually keep prisoners in there until it was set on fire? Did anyone die? Its actually really pretty – and why was it called the “pink palace”?