One of the historic dwellings along the streets of Edgefield Co., S.C. One of over 500 historic addresses – sites in Edgefield County to explore and enjoy on the pages of Roots and Recall!
Image courtesy of photographer Ann L. Helms – 2018
Image courtesy of photographer Bill Segars – 2006
Image courtesy of the Blythe Collection – 1983
Image courtesy of photographer Bill Segars – 2006
Image courtesy of photographer Bill Segars – 2005
Image taken by R&R in 2014
Trenton Store courtesy of the Blythe Collection – 1985
Image taken by R&R in 2014
Courtesy of the Blythe Collection – 2015
Image courtesy of photographer Bill Segars – 2006
Courtesy of the Blythe Collection – 1985
Courtesy of the New York J.H. Colton and Company, 1856; from Colton’s Atlas of the World
Image taken in 2014
Courtesy of the New York J.H. Colton and Company, 1856; from Colton’s Atlas of the World
Image courtesy of the Blythe Collection – ca. 1983 (Note the cotton bales on the shipping platform.)
The town of Johnston, located seven miles east of Edgefield, was originally called Lott’s Post Office. Two of the settlers there in the late 18th century were Isaac Bush and Emsley Lott. President George Washington made a brief stop at Emsley Lott’s Tavern in 1791 on his tour through South Carolina. A Post Office was established at Lott’s in 1839.
After the Southern Railroad Company opened a route through the area, the town was renamed Johnston in 1870 in honor of William H. Johnston, president of the railroad company. The town of Johnston is also included in the National Register of Historic Landmarks. (Information from: Names in South Carolina by C.H. Neuffer, Published by the S.C. Dept. of English, USC)
Image courtesy of the Blythe Collection – 1985
