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Maybinton
This name came from the family who settled there about 1771. Some of its members achieved distinction in the War for American Independence. The land was rich and well cultivated. The farmers were prosperous. Living on Broad River between the Enoree and the Tyger Rivers, the villagers sent their cotton and other products to the markets on flat boats. Since it was not easily accessible in those days to the county seat the community became a center for meetings in the interest of the entire state. A convention held there in 1840 nominated a candidate for the Congress. Culture and progress marked this whole area.
(Information from: Names in South Carolina by C.H. Neuffer, Published by the S.C. Dept. of English, USC)
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