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Ulmer Gas Station

SCIWAY — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:58:45 +0000

In years gone by, Buford’s Ferry Highway (US 301) was the major road from Columbia to Savannah running right through Ulmer and Allendale. Many motels, gas stations, and small groceries prospered along the route. Then along came I-26 and I-95 and overnight the commerce along this route dried up. The filling station-grocery pictured here, located in uptown Ulmer, is of a style typical of the 1940s.

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As the sign indicates it has been closed for a while, and its gas pumps removed. The single pump island is intact except for some wildflowers which have pushed through cracks in the cement. Although its highway commerce is gone, Ulmer has been around for many years and from all indications its industrial and agricultural production are still going strong.

Many thanks to Lamar Nix of Seabrook who submitted this picture and information.

Salkahatchie Baptist Church

SCIWAY — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:33:10 +0000

Ulmer is a small town located in Allendale County.

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SCIWAY thanks Lamar Nix of Seabrook for submitting this picture. He says that “folks in Ulmer like that old time religion. The Great Salkahatchie Baptist Church, formed in 1790, suits them just fine. Located in uptown Ulmer, it looks to be the center of attention on Sunday mornings. It is in fine form, especially for such an old church. It is near to the settlement of Buford’s Bridge which dates to the early 1700s, just across the Salkahatchie River.”

Mizpah Church

SCIWAY — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:54:34 +0000

The Mizpah Methodist Church, built in 1856, was originally part of the Bamberg County settlement of Buford’s Bridge. In 1865, it was the only building left intact and unharmed by Federal troops as they passed through on their way to Columbia.

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Today, the town closest to Mizpah Church is Olar. The church still has an active congregation and services are held regularly.

Learn more about Buford’s Bridge.

SCIWAY thanks Michael Stroud of Bluffton for sharing this photo taken in May of 2008.