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Historic College Campuses in Williamsburg County, SC

College buildings and campuses on the register near you, good walking with a long history behind every hall.

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Most residents could not tell you which local buildings are on the National Register. Williamsburg County is one of 46 counties in South Carolina. The record can, and the closest listings to Williamsburg County, SC are below.

On the record near Williamsburg County, SC

The 12 nearest

32 listed sites on the record match historic college campuses within 200 miles of Williamsburg County, SC, out of 13 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 8 listed sites carry Williamsburg County as their county.

  1. Davidson Hall, Coker College53 miles from the center of Williamsburg County · Building · Hartsville · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
  2. Tingley Memorial Hall, Claflin College65 miles from the center of Williamsburg County · Building · Orangeburg · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
  3. Lowman Hall, South Carolina State College65 miles from the center of Williamsburg County · Building · Orangeburg · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
  4. Old Main, Pembroke State University77 miles from the center of Williamsburg County · Building · Pembroke · listed 1976National Register of Historic Places
  5. Lutheran Theological Seminary Building: Beam Dormitory79 miles from the center of Williamsburg County · Building · Columbia · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
  6. Biddle Memorial Hall, Johnson C. Smith University127 miles from the center of Williamsburg County · Building · Charlotte · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
  7. Medical College Building129 miles from the center of Williamsburg County · Richmond County · marker erected 1954Georgia historical marker program
  8. Springfield Baptist Church: Birthplace of Morehouse College129 miles from the center of Williamsburg County · Richmond County · marker erected 1992Georgia historical marker program
  9. Haines Normal and Industrial Institute130 miles from the center of Williamsburg County · Richmond County · marker erected 2009Georgia historical marker program
  10. Barber-Scotia College130 miles from the center of Williamsburg County · Building · Concord · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
  11. Medical College of Georgia130 miles from the center of Williamsburg County · Richmond County · marker erected 1954Georgia historical marker program
  12. Paine College131 miles from the center of Williamsburg County · Richmond County · marker erected 1967Georgia historical marker program

Distances are straight-line from the center of Williamsburg County, SC. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

College Campuses in Williamsburg County, step by step

  1. 1

    See every listed site of this kind in the area

  2. 2

    Sort by distance and pick the closest few

  3. 3

    Read the record for the year, the builder and the use

  4. 4

    View from the public way and note what has changed

  5. 5

    Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Williamsburg County, SC ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Williamsburg County, SC?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Williamsburg County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Williamsburg County, SC the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Williamsburg County, SC are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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