City Directories and History: Recorded in 1978, as the Carter home by the survey team recording historic properties in Laurens County. The home appears to have been constructed in circa 1840’s.
Image taken of the home by the Blythe Collection – ca. 1982
Image courtesy of the Laurens County Sketchbook – J. S. Bolick, Artist – Author
“Before coming to Cane Creek, Jefferson Davis’ troops stopped at the Carter home near Cross Hill to water their horses. This is said to have been the last stop made by the group before leaving Laurens County on their flight from Richmond, Virginia, in ‘1865.”
Information from: The Laurens County Sketchbook, Author – J.S. Bolick, 1973
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