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Bamberg County Courthouse

SCIWAY — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:58:05 +0000

The Bamberg County Courthouse is located at the corner of Main and Second Streets in downtown Bamberg. It was originally located in the middle of US 301 until it was moved to its present location in 1950.

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Moving the six-million pound courthouse was at the time one of the greatest house-moving projects ever undertaken in South Carolina!

The courthouse has two entrances, one being the handicap accessible entrance located at the backside of the building. Plenty of parking is available as well.

Get more information about the Bamberg County Courthouse.

SCIWAY thanks Michael Stroud of Bluffton for submitting this picture he took in May 2011.

Vallentines Gas Station

SCIWAY — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:47:13 +0000

The Vallentines Gas Station in Cope is located downtown between the Vallentines cotton gin (which is still in operation) and the old Cope Depot.

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This gas station was established in 1911, and you can still see the old-style pumps sitting in front of the windows were locals could see their neighbors come and go. Vallentines Gas Station is now home to many products and artifacts from the first half of the 20th century, and is open to the public during gin season.

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SCIWAY thanks Ann Helms of Spartanburg for sharing these pictures and great historical information.

Bamberg

SCIWAY — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:54:34 +0000

Barry Gooch of Charleston took this photo of downtown Bamberg storefronts in March 2008.

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Barry writes: “I was passing through Bamberg early one morning. I liked the colors and shadows of the early morning light on the old buildings downtown. Apparently, Bamberg is trying to revitalize the old downtown area. It’s hard to take a complimentary photo of this old town in decline, but I kind of liked the way this came out.”